General
General
Object Auto ID
25237
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_33450
Common Name
Headrest
Classified Name
HEADREST
HEADREST
Local Name
Headrest
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Wooden headrest with a rifle carved into it for decoration. Item is carved out of a single piece of wood

Provenance

Dundee Mines Museum. Collected by Dennis Harland-Bouden when he encouraged the local people to bring items into mines dept.

Owner
Talana Museum
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Distinguishing Features

Carved headrest with rifle carved into it for decoration. Rifle is of the type used by the British army in Natal in 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.

Measurement Type Unit Value
Width
mm
85.00
History
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