7.2229 African Art: Kongo - Basonge tribe - traditional neckrest - 12cm

Country: Kongo, Central Africa

Tribe: Basonge

Usage: Traditional neck rests are reserved to men of rank and provide protection to them by keeping any insects from crawling into the face. This is possible as the neck rests have been blessed by the ancestors. 

Size: 12cm

Comment:  The various patterns shown on the neck rests relate and identify different families.