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title: Shona Wooden Headrest
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10249/shona-wooden-headrest/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Shona Wooden Headrest
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10249.jpg)
## Image Caption
A carved wooden headrest of the Shona tribe. The Shona created such southern African kingdoms as [Great Zimbabwe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Zimbabwe/) and [Mutapa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mutapa/) between the 12th and 17th century CE. Zimbabwe, 19th century CE, height: 17 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2019, March 18). Shona Wooden Headrest. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Museum, The British. "Shona Wooden Headrest." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Mar 2019, .
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