Shona Headrest: Mutsago

This elegant Shona headrest is very similar to the one photographed by Frobenius in ‘Wanoe’ (Nohwe), a north-eastern Zezuru area, in 1928. Both have a more rectangular base than that of the previous headrest (No. 1 in the catalog), and their two concentric circle designs are separated by a central, rectangular panel that is textured with raised, geometric designs. This striking example would then, most likely, belong to the Central Style.

19th century
Wood
Height 5.39 x Width x 6.65 x Depth 1.81 ins (13.7 x 16.9 x 4.6 cm)
Provenance:

Udo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland

Item Number:
713
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