Head rest "kali laloni"

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Description

wood, reddish brown patina, of simple, but elegant form, the bridge or the upper part of the legs takes on a v-shape into which the wedge, forming part of the underside of the curved pillow, neately fits, both parts are secured by means of a sennit cord, slightly dam. (rim), rep.;
the type of “kali laloni” was used mainly by Tongan chiefs.

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Comparing literature

Cartmail, Keith St, The Art of Tonga, Honolulu 1997, ill. 15

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