Neck Rest

Neck Rest

Public Domain

Neck Rest
CultureSongye peoples
Titles
  • Neck Rest
Date1850–1899
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa
MediumWood and brass
Dimensions5 7/8 × 6 5/8 × 5 in. (15 × 16.8 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Meredith J. Long and Fayez Sarofim in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 2008"
Object number2008.519
Non exposé

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Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Belgium; Jacques van Overstraeten, Brussels; Private collection, Brussels; [Entwistle Gallery, London and Paris]; purchased by MFAH, 2008.

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