Bel appui-tête, Shona, Zimbabwe

mutsago, le pied formé de chevrons profondément gravés, liés par un nœud à décor de pointes de diamant et de cercles concentriques, reposant sur une base en forme de huit, à bord en doucine. Superbe patine noire, brillante.

Ancienne collection William W. Brill, New York 

African Forms, NY, 2001
Africa. The Art of a Continent, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 7 juin - 29 septembre 1996

Ginzberg, 2000 : 42
Exposé et reproduit dans :
Herreman et Sieber, Hair in African Art and Culture, 2000 : 154, catalogue de l'exposition, Museum for African Art, New York, 9 février - 28 mai 2000

Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Two small old losses to outer rim of pillow, as evidenced (at left) in catalogue illustration.
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