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Object Number
00-8-70/55293
Display Title
Kalimasi gadi
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kalimasi gadi
Object Description
Kali - chief's pillow
Inventory Description
Carved headrest, cylindrical platform, C-shaped legs, chip carving, fiber cord
Classification
- Headrest
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 64.2 x 14.3 x 15.6 cm (25 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55293
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1899-1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1899-1900)
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(1899-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55295 | Kali - mountain pillow |
Headrest
|
Fiji
| |
| 00-8-70/55296 | Mountain pillow |
Headrest
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51735 | Wooden pillow |
Headrest
|
Fiji
| |
| 47-72-70/2721 | Carved wooden pillow with bamboo legs |
Headrest
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 36-105-70/465 | Wooden pillow |
Headrest
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 99-15-70/53862 | Bamboo pillow |
Headrest
|
Samoa
| |
| 67-10-70/377 | Wooden pillow |
Headrest
|
Fiji
| |
| 17-41-50/B1567 | Chief's head rest |
Headrest
|
Congo
| |
| 40-24-50/5072 | Man's stool or pillow |
Headrest
|
Africa
| |
| 40-24-50/5071 | Man's seat and pillow |
Headrest
|
Africa
| |
| 67-10-70/303 | Wooden pillow |
Headrest
|
Tonga?
Fiji? | |
| 00-8-70/55355 | Kali hahapo, wooden headrest or pillow |
Headrest
|
Tongatapu island
|