Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown (Prototype)

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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.

Prototype 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 extent downwards, terminating just above the floor. The chair features a comb shaft neck rest/backrest with a double, stacked, semicircular design. The headrest is a small semicircle connected to the backrest at the bottom center with a small, square cutout. The backrest is also semicircular in shape but is squared on the left and right sides over the chair legs. The front and back of the backrest is a natural light wood color with a darker wood grain.

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