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Headrest
Lidded Vessel
Headrest: Zoomorphic Heads
Headrest or Headboard
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Headrests have been used to protect elaborate coiffures that can relay the status, gender, and age of the wearer. The designs developed by regional carvers are remarkably diverse in both form and style. This example is distinctive for its elegant form and the fact that it features a storage compartment for the owner's valuables.
John B. Elliott, Princeton, NJ, until (d.) 1997; the Mercer Trust, 1997–2000
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