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Photographs © Hamill Gallery
NGONI STYLE
HEADRESTS
Malawi
These headrests were probably made to be sold.
Numbers 1-6, similar in style, are embellished with metal inserts that are filed flush with the surface. Numbers 7 -8, slightly different, may not be Ngoni.
In many African cultures, carved wooden "pillows" are used to support the head during sleep and in some instances to preserve a hairstyle.
GO TO TAKE A SEAT EXHIBITION PAGE (2013)
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