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TWO HEADRESTS FROM EAST AFRICA
A Rendille headrest, S.E.Sudan, (right), one side with a buttress, the other undecorated, holes pierced through the support to hold rope for carrying. Height 14.5 cm; and A Goma Goffa Headrest, Ethiopia, (left) of typical shape except for locally made metal pins nailed into the figure eight-shaped top. Collected in Addis Adaba in the 1980s. Height 14cm
Literature reference: Goma Goffa, in Preface of Mamo Aushecho's thesis "A history of interaction between Dawuro and the surrounding communities (1800's - 1990's)", Dept. of History and Heritage Management, Jimma University, Ethiopia.
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