This exceptionally tall headrest stands on finely decorated bifurcated legs that flare gently outwards. The central lug is also rather unexpectedly bifurcated too. The curved sleeping platform dips towards the centre as if weighed down by the sizeable lug below. The platform extends some way beyond the supporting legs and terminates in neat ovals carved with a refined set of vertical grooves. The vertical grooves down the length of the four legs are crossed by a set of horizontal lines – an elegant touch. The large umbilical lug is engraved with series of parallel lines that abut along a diagonal. The quality of the carving is both restrained and pleasing on a headrest remarkable for its long-legged elegance.

This headrest almost certainly comes from the wider KwaZulu-Natal region, but a more precise location is not known.