All of our Ethiopian headrests have been vetted as authentic, many with evidence of significant age and use.
201-206 Front view (from left to right, top to bottom)
201 6" high x 5.5" wide x 4.25" deep $125
202 7.25" high x 7" wide x 4.75" deep SOLD
203 6" high x 5.75" wide x 4.75" deep $150
204 7" high x 6.5" wide x 5" deep SOLD
205 6.75" high x 6" wide x 4" deep SOLD
206 6.5" high x 6.75" wide x 5.25" deep SOLD
Larger images and condition reports below.
201-206 Back view (from left to right, top to bottom)
Larger images and condition reports below.
201 6" high x 5.5" wide x 4.25" deep $125
There are chips out of the base and a crack on the top (visible) and the base (faint).
202 7.25" high x 7" wide x 4.75" deep $125 SOLD
There are minor chips on the middle flaring section.
203 6" high x 5.75" wide x 4.75" deep $150
There are small chips out of the base and a crack on the base (faint) on a headrest worn wonderfully smooth.
204 7" high x 6.5" wide x 5" deep $125 SOLD
There are worn chips out of the top edges.
205 6.75" high x 6" wide x 4" deep SOLD
On this unusually blocky headrest there are chips out of the base and a crack on the front. In the back there is a larger, but stable, crack and chips on the base.
206 6.5" high x 6.75" wide x 5.25" deep $125 SOLD*
There are small chips out of the top edge on the front and back..
Headrests 101-106 |
Headrests 3 |
Headrests 4 |
In many African cultures, small wooden "pillows" are used to support the head during sleep and in some instances to preserve a hairstyle. In Ethiopia, the headrests come in several forms and relate to other intricate, but abstract works.
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