Headrest 10 vintage wooden bowls from global

vintage wooden bowls from global communities are increasingly rare to curate and would have been used to prepare and serve food or used for storage for many years

The headrest is thought to hold spiritual powers and invoke dreams

This bowl has a distinctive metal repair work on one side and subtle circular patterns at the front

due the artisanal process and delicate nature

Headrest 10 vintage wooden bowls from globalHistorically headrests date back to ancient times and in East Africa they are used by pastoral nomadic people. They are considered to be one of the most important of their few possessions that they travelled with. Whilst used primarily to rest their heads upon whilst sleeping, protecting them from dust and insects as well as preserving elaborate coiffures. They also have spiritual powers which evoke dreams. They were extremely personal to the owner,