Ethiopian Headrest

A lovely example of a 1960s Ethiopian headrest with original leather handle and beads.

An early to mid-20th century wooden tribal headrest. Good patination with a waxy oiley finish to

Tribe : Gurage/ Gorague Country : Ethiopia Superb tribal headrest with the Coptic cross with copper

Amyas Naegele Jimma Headrest II in Wood Jimma headrest with a lovely patina from handling and

Jimma Carved Headrest with Engraved Designs This type of headrest was made using a hand-driven

A set of Ethiopian carved wooden headrests. Heights vary slightly. - priced indiv. -

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood. From Ethiopia, late 20th

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood. From Ethiopia, late 20th

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood. From Ethiopia, late 20th

So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, Ethiopian women would traditionally rest their heads

So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, Ethiopian women would traditionally rest their heads

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood. From Ethiopia, late 20th

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood. From Ethiopia, late 20th

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood. From Ethiopia, late 20th

For your consideration is an African headrest, handmade in Ethiopia. In excellent condition. The

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood, and decorated with traditional

A superb elegant example of a Ethiopian head rest from the Konso tribe. Carved in hard wood in

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.

Afar Headrests, Ethiopia, Large. Hand-carved. Each has a highly unique presentation. Some have

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood, and decorated with traditional

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood, and decorated with traditional

sense of artistry. With its sculptural form and clean design, this headrest would make an intriguing

sense of artistry. Intricately detailed and expressively shaped, these headrests would make an

An Ethiopian headrest carved out of a single piece of wood in a medium chocolate-colored wood

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood, carved decorations throughout

A headrest or stool, hand carved out of a single piece of teak wood and a metal carrying cord. From

This early 20th century tribal art headrest with incised decorative lines and rich patina is from

A tribal art African headrest from the Hamar people of Ethiopia possibly dating from the early 20th

Ethiopia. It is impossible to accurately date these objects without a provenance which is rare. Headrests

Sidama People of Ethiopia. Made from a single piece of wood this handsome headrest was made to serve as a

. From the Kaffa Province or the Gurage Zone in Southeast Ethiopia, this headrest was made to be used as

Beautifully carved wood headrests from Ethiopia circa 1920's, wonderfull, simple geometric shapes

An authentic African headrest from Ethiopia. These traditional pieces with incised decorative lines

An authentic African headrest from the Gurage tribe. These traditional hand-carved pieces were

The various peoples of Northeastern Africa have traditionally fashioned small stools with three legs that end in pronounced, anthropomorphic feet. John Dickinson's famous white stool...

. An authentic African headrest from Ethiopia. These traditional pieces with incised decorative lines

A well carved geometrically abstract head rest from Ethiopia East Africa.

A set of two Ethiopian Turkana headrests made by the Dassanetch people. Selling as a set but can be

African tribal fine old headrest Afar Danakil Ethiopia A superb rare example of a Afar or Danakil

Beautifully carved wood headrests from Ethiopia circa 1920's, wonderfull, simple geometric shapes

Early Yoruba offering bowl in the from of a male figure with a beard riding on horse back surrounded by four small attendants, finely carved with nice patina from native use. Probabl...

Authentic tribal piece, early 20th century.

African shield Oromo from Ethiopia, early 20th century. Base 34 x 20cm.

An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...

Early 20th Century African Antique Wood Comb with Human Head From the Chokwe Culture of Angola. A fine, old, much used comb with a glossy, glasslike patina. Of traditional form with...

Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...

Early 20th century tribal sanggori brass or copper alloy head ornament, Toraja people, Sulawesi, Indonesia. These sinuous brass and copper alloy head pieces were worn by men at spec...

Hand-carved Opon Igede Ifa or divination bowl, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th Century. A Babalawo ("diviner") of the West African Yoruba people uses an Opon Igede Ifa to store th...

Early 20th century Chiwara Headdress, Bamana (Bambara) People, Mali Chiwara headcrests represent the antelope spirit who taught the Bamana people the fundamentals of agriculture. ...

Bamana old original pair Chi Wara headdress. Chi Wara (Antelope Headdress.) The dry savanna permits no more than a subsistence economy and the soil produces, with some difficulty, m...

This mid-twentieth century Bambara door lock from Mali has been carved into the form of a crocodile, a symbol of protection in the Bambara culture. The crocodile-shaped door lock, ad...