Neck Rest

29-93-24

From: Fiji Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 29-93-24
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Fiji Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

The rest proper is supported by a ring which itself stands upright on a quadrangular base, the whole carved out of one piece of wood. Cf. the headrest in Edge-Partington, Album I, pl. 119, fig. 3, which is of similar structure but has two "struts" crossing each other diagonally in the opening beneath the rest proper. See 29-93-25.

Height 21.5 cm
Width 50 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927
Other Number 39825 - Dealer's Number | GBG 29 - Gordon Number

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