African Headrest
Antique African Headrest
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand carved African headrest with lovely patina. Circa 1950. We only select the best
Category
Vintage 1950s Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Antique African Headrest
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand carved African headrest with lovely patina. Circa 1950. We only select the best
Category
Vintage 1950s Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest
Located in London, GB
This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
African Stool-Headrest
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful African headrest-stool from Congo, Luba tribe,
correct and good patina and shine of the
Category
Vintage 1960s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 7.63 in W 4.25 in D 2 in
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
African Dinka Headrest Wood Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
African Dinka headrest wood carved sculpture.
Category
Mid-20th Century South Sudanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Swazi Headrest With Old Label Attached, Southern Africa
Located in London, GB
The form of this Swazi headrest consists of an upper section supported by two tapering legs, fluted
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art antiques
Located in London, GB
African Tsonga headrest Neck rest South Africa Tribal Art
A fine old Tsonga headrest
Carved from
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Antique 19th Century Zimbabwean Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Ashanti Headrest Stool Carved Wood Tribal Art Ghana Africa
Carved from a single piece of wood
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century East African Carved Headrest, Ethiopia (Kambatta People)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped headrest braced by flattened 'V' shaped supports rising from a cupped
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$500
H 7.25 in W 7 in D 3 in
Ashanti tribal headrest
Located in London, GB
A good example of an African Ashanti tribal headrest. Ghana. Early to mid-twentieth century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kenya Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Natural Animal Form, African Old and Worn
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Kenya tribal wood headrest, stylized natural animal form, early 20th century, African.
Early
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$950
H 6.25 in W 7.5 in D 8.25 in
Evert Sodergren African Tribal Stool Modernist Sculpture, Signed
By Evert Sodergren
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sublime African tribal stool or headrest sculpture by Evert Sodergren, comprising gently carved
Category
20th Century American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Wooden Neckrest - Karamojong People, Uganda.
Located in Leuven , BE
A wonderful headrest from the Karamojong People of Uganda in eastern Africa. It is made out of one
Category
20th Century Ugandan Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Gardian Stool by Patrick Norguet
Located in Geneve, CH
totemic headrests from Africa, it is reduced here to its most elementary function: supporting the body in
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 3 Gardian Stool by Patrick Norguet
Located in Geneve, CH
headrests from Africa, it is reduced here to its most elementary function: supporting the body in a seated
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 3 Gardian Stool by Patrick Norguet
Located in Geneve, CH
totemic headrests from Africa, it is reduced here to its most elementary function: supporting the body in
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gardian Stool by Patrick Norguet
Located in Geneve, CH
totemic headrests from Africa, it is reduced here to its most elementary function: supporting the body in
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gardian Stool by Patrick Norguet
Located in Geneve, CH
totemic headrests from Africa, it is reduced here to its most elementary function: supporting the body in
Category
2010s French Modern Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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Dinka Tribal Headrest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
exquisitely proportioned portable headrest with lanyard. Smooth patina, original condition.
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Art
Headrest / Neckrest From Gurage Tribe Ethiopia late 19th Century African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb antique tribal Headrest / Neckrest From The Gurage/ Gorague Tribe Somalia Late 19th Century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 6.89 in W 4.53 in D 4.14 in
Headrest / Neckrest From The Boni Tribe Somalia Late 19th Century African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
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Boni headrests are amongst the finest headrests that can be found in African Art collections.
They have
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Somali Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 6.89 in W 6.11 in D 2.76 in
African Tribal Antique Zulu Headrest Neck Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Zulu head rest South Africa,
A fine large Zulu hard wood neck rest,
This Zulu neck rest is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Headrest
Located in New York, NY
A selection of African headrests. Traditional hand carved personal accessory. Woods and designs
Category
20th Century South African Folk Art Sculptures
African Headrest from Ethiopia
Located in Pasadena, CA
An authentic African headrest from Ethiopia. These traditional pieces with incised decorative lines
Category
Late 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Three Traditional African Headrests
Located in Pasadena, CA
Authentic African headrests. These traditional hand-carved pieces were personal accessories.
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Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century East African Headrest, Ethiopia ‘Kambatta Tribe’
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Showing a crescent shaped rest braced by flattened supports atop a cupped base, decorated with carved incised geometric motifs and exhibiting a mellow patina overall.
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Ethiopian African Handmade Curved Wood Headrest
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is an African headrest, handmade in Ethiopia. In excellent condition. The
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gurage Headrest from Ethiopia
Located in Pasadena, CA
An authentic African headrest from the Gurage tribe. These traditional hand-carved pieces were
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kuba Headrests
Located in New York, NY
support elaborate hairstyles. Other African headrests are available. Sold separately.
Category
20th Century Congolese Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African Hand Carved Teak Wood Headrest
Located in New York, NY
A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood, and decorated with traditional
Category
Vintage 1980s Ethiopian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Teak
African Hand Carved Teak Wood Headrest
Located in New York, NY
A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood, and decorated with traditional
Category
Vintage 1970s Ethiopian Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Teak
African Tribal Art Fine Ethiopian Konso Headrest Neck Rest
Located in London, GB
A superb elegant example of a Ethiopian head rest from the Konso tribe.
Carved in hard wood in with cut section in the sides decorated with burnished circles aluminium decoration an...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Solid Maple Z-Shaped African Headrest
Located in Pasadena, CA
An authentic African headrest. These traditional hand-carved pieces were personal accessories
Category
Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Wood
African Headrest
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century African head rest is hand carved with rope handles.
Category
Antique 19th Century African Primitives
Materials
Wood
Traditional African Tribal Art Headrest, Hamar People, Ethiopia
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A tribal art African headrest from the Hamar people of Ethiopia possibly dating from the early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
East African Wooden Headrest
Located in Long Island City, NY
A small wooden headrest, most likely by the Kuba people of Congo, with detailed geometric carving
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Stand with Figurative Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
use as a headrest. Richly textured, the stand is wonderful as a tabletop display stand or footrest.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Footstools
Materials
Wood
Traditional African Tribal Art Headrest, Sidamo People, Ethiopia
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
headrest is part of a formidable collection of African Art by an international collector now residing in
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Primitive Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Kenya Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Natural Animal Form, African
Located in Point Richmond, CA
, African
Early Rendille or Borana Headrest from Kenya. Using naturally found branch connections to form a
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Carved Wooden Headrest from Shrankila Tribe in Ethiopia
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An Ethiopian headrest carved out of a single piece of wood in a medium chocolate-colored wood
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Headrest in Carved Wood from the Sidama People of Ethiopia
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An African tribal headrest in a light, wheat-colored wood with incised geometric carvings from the
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Wooden Headrest from the Kaffa Province or the Gurage Zone in Ethiopia
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An African tribal headrest carved from a single piece of wood with a rich, charcoal-black patina
Category
20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 7 in W 6.5 in D 5 in
Early 20th Century Tribal East African Headrest
Located in New York, NY
Hardwood trees with specific branch configurations were sought out by East African carvers to
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Zulu Headrest, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
An old and elegant late 19th century Zulu headrest. Headrests were used by men and women to protect
Category
Antique 19th Century South African Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Tsonga Tribal Headrest, Southern Africa
Located in New York, NY
Harmony of angle and curve marks this elegant Tsonga headrest. One can clearly see the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tribal Tsonga Shangaan Headrest, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
This elegant headrest features a gorgeously sweeping horizontal plane atop a strictly geometrical
Category
Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Late 19th or Early 20th Century Tsonga-Shangaan Headrest, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
, headrests were one of the most fundamental and ubiquitous works of South African carving, sometimes passed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century South African Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Tribal Linked Tsonga Headrests
Located in New York, NY
.
Ubiquitous in southern African societies, headrests were prized and revered as indispensable items, not only
Category
Antique 19th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Hand Carved African Headrests
Located in New York, NY
Unique Collection of Sidamo Headrests in Various Shapes and Sizes, Set of 9
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African Stool or Headrest
Located in Washington, DC
Chief's low stool or headrest. Done from a single piece of mahogany.
Category
20th Century African Stools
Materials
Wood
Northeast African Stool / Headrest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The various peoples of Northeastern Africa have traditionally fashioned small stools with three
Category
Vintage 1940s Ethiopian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Ashanti Headrest, 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Carved from a single piece of wood, the African Ashanti head rest, Ghana, 20th century, has a
Category
20th Century Ghanaian Primitives
Materials
Wood
Tsonga / Shona headrest
Located in London, GB
Tsonga / Shona headrest
South Africa / Zimbabwe
Wood
late 19th - early 20th C
13.5cm x 12cm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Three-Legged Dinka Head-Rest / Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
form the legs.
The Dinka of northeast Africa typically make use of headrests of this
Category
Vintage 1940s Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two Turkana African Headrests, Ethiopian from the Dassanetch People
Located in London, GB
A set of two Ethiopian Turkana headrests made by the Dassanetch people. Selling as a set but can be
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Metal
African Tribal Fine Antique Tsonga Headrest Neck Rest South Africa
Located in London, GB
A fine Tsonga headrest South Africa,
Raised on 2 central pillars in H-form, carved in dense hard
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Fine Old Headrest Appuie Nuque Afar Danakil Ethiopia
Located in London, GB
African tribal fine old headrest Afar Danakil Ethiopia
A superb rare example of a Afar or Danakil
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
East African Ethiopian Tribal Headrest, circa 1960s
Located in London, GB
A well carved geometrically abstract head rest from Ethiopia East Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Mid-Century Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
African Tribal Art Fine Old Lobi Stool or Headrest
Located in London, GB
African tribal art
A fine old Lobi stool or headrest Burkino Faso
This piece would have been
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the African headrest you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and teak, every African headrest was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect African headrest — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An African headrest, designed in the Folk Art or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is an African Headrest?
The average selling price for an African headrest at 1stDibs is $600, while they’re typically $344 on the low end and $8,500 for the highest priced.
Questions About African Headrest
- What is an African headrest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African headrests were used to cradle the neck and elevate the head for sleeping. The headrests come in a variety of shapes and sometimes feature intricate designs, even leaving forms of the tree trunks from which they were carved. Shop a collection of African headrests from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- What is an Ethiopian headrest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An Ethiopian headrest is a carved wood item with a curved top. The Oromo people used them as pillows because they provided support for the head and neck but didn't disturb their hair. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Ethiopian headrests.
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