Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Teke. Headrest, 19th–early 20th century. Wood, copper alloy, iron, 6 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (15.0 x 16.5 x 11.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1270. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Arts of Africa

Culture

Teke

Title

Headrest

Date

19th–early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medium

Wood, copper alloy, iron

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

6 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (15.0 x 16.5 x 11.3 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Accession Number

22.1270

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