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Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesDewey, William J., "Catalogue 59: Headrest, Bari People, South Sudan” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-59.
Headrest
Artist
Unknown artist(s)
Date20th century
MediumWood, lizard skin, and fiber
DimensionsOverall Inches: 6-5/8 x 8-5/8 x 3-3/4 inches; Overall Centimeters: 16.8 x 21.9 x 9.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis in memory of Margaret F. Plass
Object number2016.173
Collections
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Object NameDecorative arts
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureBari people
NationalitySouth Sudanese
GeographySouth Sudan, Africa
On View
On viewCentury
- Twentieth