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African Headrests
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THE HEAD RESTS WERE DESIGNED TO PRESERVE VERY
ELABORATE HAIRSTYLES. THEY MAINTAINED THE HEAD
AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE SHOULDERS DURING SLEEP,
BUT THEIR FUNCTION WENT BEYOND STRICTLY
UTILITARIAN. BEING ASSOCIATED WITH
SLEEP & DREAMS, THE HEADREST WAS BELIEVED BY THE
AFRICANS TO BE A RECIPIENT FOR OCCULT FORCES. IT WAS
EMINENTLY A PERSONAL OBJECT AND WAS NEVER LENT
TO ANOTHER.
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