id:			159499
accession number:	1996.268
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.268
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:30.803000

Headrest, 1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, Mozambique, Shona-style maker. Wood and colorant; overall: 13.1 x 6.3 x 16.3 cm (5 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry W. Langworthy 1996.268

title:				Headrest
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1990
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creditline:			Gift of Harry W. Langworthy
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culture:	Africa, Southern Africa, Mozambique, Shona-style maker
technique:	Wood and colorant
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 13.1 x 6.3 x 16.3 cm (5 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings
	opening date:   2014-08-28T00:00:00
	<i>At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings</i>. The Galleries at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 4, 2014).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Galleries at Cleveland State, OH (8/27/2014 - 10/4/2014):  "At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings", cat. no. 1-10, p. 16.', 'opening_date': '2014-08-27T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Harry W. Langworthy III (?–1996)
	date: ?–1996
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	Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1996–
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