Zemanek-Münster

Headrest "kali hahapo"

Tonga
sold EUR 1,600
Provenance
Jeffrey Dhyne, California, USA
Dave 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.

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