Accession No
Z 3689
Description
Headrest - Headrest
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 3689; O.X.449.H
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood
Local Term
Kali [from catalogue card]
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 3689 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Head rest, "Kali".' "Used by the Kai Tholo mountain people in the Northern portion of Viti Levu."' [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '16/1'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 16'. [added in pencil:] 'OX 449 H'. [stamped in red ink:] 'CUMAA 15 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 3689 Head rest, "Kali." "Used by the Kai Tholo (mountain) people in the Northern portion of Viti Levu. Show case number 16.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '16/1'. [added in pencil:] 'OX 449 H.'
Event Date 15/7/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Headrest
Event Date 15/7/1987
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Headrest carved from a solid piece of wood on four legs. The legs are formed from the natural side branches. The bar and the legs are circular in section and not levelled.
Event Date 14/10/2011
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: n the bar, at one end, 'O.X.449.H.' inscribed In white ink and 'Z- 3689' inscribed in black ink.
Event Date 16/1/2013
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:110119
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