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Dinka Tuich wooden headrest motif illustration

SOUTH SUDAN · CRAFT

Dinka Tuich wooden headrest

What it means: A documented wooden headrest; no national or fixed spiritual meaning has been established.

The Pitt Rivers Museum's South Sudan records identify a wooden headrest with Dinka Tuich attribution. Historical colonial place names need to be distinguished from present-day countries.

Often chosen for: Family, home & belonging · Care, gratitude & remembrance · Curiosity, creativity & wonder

Respectful use: Preview is a narrow object-form study, not a technical replica or national symbol. Research verifies museum attribution only; the source does not recommend a first-round commercial motif. Object, image and commercial rights remain separately reviewable.

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Sources: [1] southernsudan.prm.ox.ac.uk

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