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Object Number 00-8-70/55296
Display Title Mountain pillow
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kali
Inventory Description Carved headrest, curved platform, round pedestal with X cutout, rectangular base
Classification
  • Headrest
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 15.2 x 6.6 cm (13 1/16 x 6 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55296
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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