Head Rest

Object Number:

AF5154

Current Location:

Africa Gallery

Culture:

Bena Lulua (uncertain)
Pende

Provenience:

Zaire
Kasai District
Lulua River

Section:

African

Materials:

Wood

Iconography:

Cicatrisation

Description:

Headrest in the form of a standing human figure.

Credit Line:

Purchased from William O. Oldman

Other Number:

77	-	Field Number SF
1250	-	Other Number
6607-36	-	Other Number
021	-	Cast Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

African Gallery ( Aug 1995)

African Sculpture from the University Museum (22 Nov 1986 - 08 Feb 1987)

Evocative Images: African Sculpture from the University Museum (Traveling version of "African Sculpture from the University Museum") ( Sep 1988 - Apr 1990)

Bibliography:

[Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 10

[Catalogue] Wardwell, Allen. 1986. African Sculpture from the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania. : Page/Fig./Plate: 112

[Article] Dougherty, Frank. 1986. African Sculpture, in Philadelphia Daily News. : Page/Fig./Plate: A15

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