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Neckrest, Northern Nguni, probably Zulu (wood)

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HSC193934
Image title
Neckrest, Northern Nguni, probably Zulu (wood)
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Artist
South African Photographer, (20th Century) / South African
Location
Private Collection
Medium
wood
Dimensions
height:16.5 cms
Image description

alludes to shape of a cow; Northern Nguni communities used cattle in mediating relations between the living and dead; udders or breasts also suggest the ancestors responsibility for fertility;

Photo credit
Photo © Heini Schneebeli / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
carving / ancestor / or headrest / zoomorphic / sexual potency / ritual / neck rest / length 30 5 / southern / fecundity / head rest
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Medium 600 × 402 px 51 × 34 mm 115 KB

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