Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown (7)

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A porch chair from a series titled “Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown,” by Germane Barnes. The chair consists of a seat (a) with a comb chairback (b) and is primarily composed of natural and painted wood and metal. The wooden chairback is designed to resemble an Afro pick with seven, elongated teeth that extend downwards, terminating just above the floor. The chair features a comb shaft neck rest/backrest with a feather design, inspired by Junkanoo Band headgear. The top of the headrest is slightly rounded at the top with eleven conical, points with curved sides. There are three elongated points at the center framed on each side by four smaller points. The front and back of the backrest is a natural light wood color with a darker wood grain.

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