A Luba Shankadi headrest, Democratic Republic of Congo, the figure with cascading coiffure, sat astride an antelope, 16.5cm x 14.5cm; a Luba caryatid headrest, the kneeling female with body scarifications, the coiffure in an open cross at the rear, 18cm x 19cm; a Nyamwesi figural headrest, Tanzania, the rectangular rest above a standing female, 17.7cm x 24.5cm; and a Gurage neckrest, Ethiopia, 16cm x 16.5cm
The Von Staranburg Niedenthal collection
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A Luba Shankadi headrest, Democratic Republic of Congo, the figure with cascading coiffure, sat astride an antelope, 16.5cm x 14.5cm; a Luba caryatid headrest, the kneeling female with body scarifications, the coiffure in an open cross at the rear, 18cm x 19cm; a Nyamwesi figural headrest, Tanzania, the rectangular rest above a standing female, 17.7cm x 24.5cm; and a Gurage neckrest, Ethiopia, 16cm x 16.5cm
ProvenanceThe Von Staranburg Niedenthal collection