Headrest "kali" · Fidji · ID: 3049747
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Chistopher B. Hemmeter, Honolulu, Hawai’i, USAJohn Giltsoff, Girona, Spain
Size
H: 17,5 cm
B: 47 cm
H: 6.9 inch
B: 18.5 inch
Description
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.
The object Headrest “kali” with the object ID 3049747 was last part of the auction Sale 100 at April 15, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 18 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.
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Comparing literature
Alleva, Anne D', Art of the Pacific, London 1998, p. 42 f.
Publications
Elder, John Charles, "Art of Polynesia - Selections from the Hemmeter Collection of Polynesian Art", Honolulu, Hawai'i, 1990, p. 54