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kali bitu
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Three-part neck rest (kali) made of bamboo cane (bitu) and two attached wooden legs. Neck supports supported the head of the reclining man and protected his hairstyle.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Neck support
Dimensions
Gewicht: 0,83 kg
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 17 x 48 x 15 cm
Material/Technique
Bamboo, Wood, Plant fibre (coconut)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
VI 1074

Provenance and sources

when
before 1876
where
Polynesia [Großregion]
Fiji [Land]

who
Franz Hermann Strauch (1846-04-11 - 1928-08-12) - Collectors

Description
Access unknown, by Franz Hermann Strauch around 1876

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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