Headrest
Arts of the Pacific Islands
MEDIUM
Wood, bamboo, plant fiber, pigment
DATES
20th century
DIMENSIONS
5 1/4 x 21 x 4 3/8 in. (13.3 x 53.3 x 11.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER
87.218.41
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Narrow and attenuated lozenge-shaped wood bar held up by 2 sets of U-shaped bamboo leg constructions. Bar is terminated at each end by a mask-like form in high relief and an elaborately formed knob at the tip. Pierced and scalloped spine carved on underside of bar.
Condition: One set of legs loose and unstable. Paint chipped off of both sets of legs. Repaired crack at one terminus, below mask form. Thin fissure in underside of same end.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Headrest, 20th century. Wood, bamboo, plant fiber, pigment, 5 1/4 x 21 x 4 3/8 in. (13.3 x 53.3 x 11.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Marcia and John Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall, 87.218.41. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 87.218.41.jpg)
IMAGE
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