Headrest or Wooden Pillow
Unidentified probably Iatmul maker, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guineaearly 20th century
Wood, rattan, string fiber, white pigment
Overall: 20 1/16 × 4 15/16 in. (51 × 12.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Harry A. Franklin Family Collection
990.54.27995
Geography/Culture
Oceania, Melanesia, Papua New Guinea
Period
20th century
Object Name
Furniture
Classification
Oceania
Not on view
Exhibition History
Ancestors, Spirits, and Families: Expressing Relationships in Melanesian Art, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 47, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, May 11-June 30, 1996.
Provenance
Acquired by Harry A. Franklin (1903-1983), Los Angeles, California, in the 1950s; bequeathed to the Harry A. Franklin Family Collection, Los Angeles, California, 1983; lent to present collection, 1990; given to present collection, 1997.
Old Number
O0953
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