Headrest - Senufo People - Ivory Coast -SOLD

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Headrests were designed to preserve very elaborate hairstyles. They maintained the head at the same level as the shoulders during sleep, but thier function went beyond the strictly utilitarian. Being associated with sleep & dreams, the headrest was believed to be a recipient of occult forces. It was an eminently personal object and was never lent to antoher.
5.5"H x 4"W x 15"D