AFRICAN HEADRESTS



ETHIOPIAN Sidama
Headrests 1-4



 ETHIOPIAN Kambatta
Headrests 101-114



 ETHIOPIAN Oromo
Headrests 201-218



OTHER
Headrests 301-306




CHAMBA
Headrest 2



JARAWA
Headrests


 

Dinka
Headrests


 LUBA
Pair Headrests
Catalog

 LUBA
Headrests
Catalog

 LUBA
Headrests
Catalog




The headrests below have been SOLD and are left here for educational and research purposes.

 

HEMBA
Headrest 1
SOLD

DAN
Headrest 1
SOLD

  

 BONI
Headrests
ALL SOLD

Photographs © Tim Hamill

AFRICAN HEADRESTS

In many African cultures, small wooden "pillows" are used to support the head during sleep and in some instances to preserve a hairstyle.

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