Shona Wood Headrest Zimbabwe

The Shona wood headrest was hand-carved by the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Headrests such as this were designed to support the head while sleeping to protect elaborate hairstyles. These hairstyles are revered as an intimate connection with their wearers as they are vehicles for communicating with their ancestors. In many instances, wood headrests are buried with their owners along with other personal items. Shona sculptors and their neighbors the Tsonga, have been credited with the most varied formal solutions to hand-carving wood headrests. Depth (in): 1.5 Width (in): 7.0 Height (in): 5.0 148872