Headrest "kali hahapo" · Tonga · ID: 3050768
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Jeffrey Dhyne, California, USADave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA
Christophe Rolley, Bagneux, France (CR No 420)
Size
H: 13 cm
B: 36,5 cm
H: 5.1 inch
B: 14.4 inch
Description
wood,
The “kali hahapo” type of headrest was used in almost every household by children and adults alike. It is cut from one piece of wood without any joints. A traditional feature of the “kali hahapo” is a rib along the middle of the underside of the pillow.
Comparing literature
Cartmail, Keith St, The Art of Tonga, Honolulu 1997, p. 52 ff.