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Place of Origin: Somali
Set of 3 Neckrests from East Africa
Located in Leuven , BE
Men in East Africa use headrests both as pillows and as indicators of status. This type of man's headrest is used by the Boni of northeast Kenya and southe...
Category
20th Century Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
Headrest / Neckrest From The Boni Tribe Somalia Late 19th Century African Art
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb antique tribal Headrest / Neckrest From The Boni Tribe Somalia Late 19th Century
Tribe : Boni
Country : Somalia
Superb tribal headrest with small tribal repairs (see pictures)...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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