Friday: Somali Head Rest, Real or Fake?

Holy Cow!  Where does the time go?  It has been almost a week since I posted anything!  I have been busy with eBay, so that is a good thing.  Two days this week, I have been listing items to sell.  And as most of you know, that does take time.  You have to research the item, take pictures, weigh it, etc.  It is a lot of work.






But, I have been enjoying it.  The other two days this week, I spent helping my mom out.  Since her episode with seizures she has not been able to drive.  I go down to see her at least twice a week and take her out to go shopping and run errands.  I don't usually plan to make it a whole day, but it usually ends up taking the whole day.  I am a morning person, so in the afternoon I don't have any desire to work on eBay stuff.

 Here is an interesting find.  This is a lightweight wood, appears to be hand carved from a single piece of wood.  I had no idea what it was and had to post a picture of it to a forum I belong to and ask for help.

 Very quickly a fellow member posted it looks like a Somalian head rest.  What.....it that??

I found some information here.  Scroll down to the bottom and check out the pictures.... and you will see one like mine.

I have no idea how to get mine authenticated  Do any of you have some suggestions?  

It could be a replica or a souvenir, I am curious to find out which it is.  And how much it is worth.

 When I do find out its worth, I will let you know!