Wood, dark, matt brown to shiny patina.
Minimal damage, small cracks.
The headrest is covered with small copper studs to decorate the surface of the object.
The headrests act as a kind of pillow; additionally they protect the elaborate African hair-dos while identifying the owner with a particular clan or tribe.
*Wilfried Glar, art collector and member of EUCOPRIMO has spent his whole life studying African cultures. His books about West African bracelets are regarded as being important documents about African culture. |