Headrest

CultureEthiopian

MediumWood, beads, and cowry shells

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 × 6 × 5 1/4 inches (16.51 × 15.24 × 13.34 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Tranin Family from the collection of Donald H. Tranin

Object number2013.47.14

On View

Not on view

Collections

African Art

Terms

Provenance

With African Image, Cape Town, South Africa;

Probably purchased from African Image by Donald (1927-2007) and Sally (1930-2017) Tranin, no. 173, Kansas City, MO [1];

By descent to their son, Ed Tranin, Leawood, KS, and their daughter, Laura Tranin, Seattle, WA, by 2013;

Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.

NOTES:

[1] A price tag from African Image is still attached to the object; the corner of the tag where the price was written has been cut away.

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