VINTAGE AFRICAN HEADREST Hand cut from marble

Hand cut from marble

carved from a solid piece of larvikite and polished

A vintage trio of metallic Art Deco candle holders

made up of varying pale and colourless crystals among other rock-forming minerals

VINTAGE AFRICAN HEADREST Hand cut from marbleIn many African cultures, wooden headrests were carved to enable people to sleep without spoiling their hairstyles; they were oftentimes indicative of age, gender and status. The headrest also played a role in nuptial ceremonies. A groom would place currency under his bride's headrest on the eve of consummation as the bride could then take the money to buy an amber necklace to cement her new status as a married woman. Headrests came in several forms