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kali bitu

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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Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    before 1876
    where
    Polynesia
    Fiji
  • Collecting
    who
    Franz Hermann Strauch (1846-04-11 - 1928-08-12) - Collectors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Access unknown, by Franz Hermann Strauch around 1876
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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