Accession No

Z 3660


Description

Headrest - Headrest


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu; Rewa


Period


Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 3660; O.X.456.H; 22353; 278


Cultural Affliation


Material

Wood; Plant; Fibre


Local Term

Kali [from catalogue card]


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 3660 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Rewa province. Viti Levu. Head rest, "Kali".' [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '16/22'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 16'. [added in pencil:] 'OX 456 H'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 16 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 3660 REWA. Viti Levu. Head rest, "Kali." Show case number 16.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '16/22'. [added in pencil:] 'OX 456 H.'
Event Date 16/7/1987
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Headrest
Event Date 16/7/1987
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Headrest of vesi wood, 3 feet. The bar consist of a piece of wood of circular section, curving down to form one of the legs and carved in the shape of the leg, terminating with an oval-shaped food. On the other side of the bar, the headrest is fitted with a wooden leg, lashed on with 3-ply plaited coir. The leg is arch-shaped and provided with two flat and arrow-shaped feet pointing to each other. The bottom of the bar is serrated on both side.
Event Date 13/10/2011
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: On the external side of the leg, 'O.X.456.H.' and 'Z-3660' inscribed in white ink. 'Z- 3660' inscribed in white ink underneath the bar. '22353' inscribed in pencil under the leg-shaped leg. '278' inscribed in pencil under one of the arrow-shaped feet. 'Dakuni Vanua' lightly engraved under the other foot.
Event Date 16/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
This object was brought out of the stores for the visit of the President of Fiji, His Excellency Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, and the Fijian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, His Excellency Mr Solo Mara on 28 July 2012.
Event Date 31/1/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden


FM:109789

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