Headrest "kali"
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Lot: 18
Headrest "kali"
Fidji
| Provenance | Size | Hammer price |
|---|---|---|
| Chistopher B. Hemmeter, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain |
H: 6.9 inch; B: 18.5 inch |
sold |
wood, carved from one piece, base
Headrests were used by chiefs and men of elevated rank to protect the elaborate, decorated hair-styles of which Fijian men were particularly proud.
Alleva, Anne D', Art of the Pacific, London 1998, p. 42 f.
Elder, John Charles, "Art of Polynesia - Selections from the Hemmeter Collection of Polynesian Art", Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1990, p. 54
