Objects among the Zulu were personal. Some
were made expressly for their owners, and would
become, in time, closely linked with that person's
identity by association & a lifetime's use. A headrest, for example, may have been brought by a bride
from her parent's homestead as a betrothal gift to
her husband's homestead. The headrest would be
regarded as a link to her father's spirit and the
amadlozi, her forebears' spirits. - Karl Nel, The Art
of Southeast Africa
6.25"H x 21"W x 2.25"D
Objects among the Zulu were personal. Some
were made expressly for their owners, and would
become, in time, closely linked with that person's
identity by association & a lifetime's use. A headrest, for example, may have been brought by a bride
from her parent's homestead as a betrothal gift to
her husband's homestead. The headrest would be
regarded as a link to her father's spirit and the
amadlozi, her forebears' spirits. - Karl Nel, The Art
of Southeast Africa
6.25"H x 21"W x 2.25"D
