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.
Udo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland