Vintage Ethiopian Headrest - 23.10 Sebastian Herkner Misting the leaves often is

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Hand-carved from natural marble

38 × 38cm

abstract forms of the Bwa and Bobo were an important influence on early 20th-century Western art

which are woven into intricate patterns

Vintage Ethiopian Headrest - 23.10 Sebastian Herkner Misting the leaves often isAn authentic, one of a kind Ethiopian headrest in dark hardwood Each headrest is hand carved from a single piece of timber, no two ever quite alike. Compact yet full of presence, it makes a striking sculptural accent on a shelf, plinth or stack of books. The story behind it Headrests like this are traditionally used across communities in southern Ethiopia to support the head in sleep without disturbing elaborate hairstyles coiffures that can signal a