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Fine Tongan Vava’U Island Carved Hardwood Headrest ‘Kali Laloni’
Fine Tongan Vava’U Island Carved Hardwood Headrest ‘Kali Laloni’
Epoque 1800-1900
Origine Tonga
Medium Wood, fibre
Epoque: 1800-1900
Origine: Tonga
Medium: Wood, fibre
Literature: Tongan headrests protected hairstyles and prevented the head, the seat of an individual’s spiritual force or ‘mana’ from touching the ground and thereby being defiled. Their traditional significance was not just limited to their value as a highly desirable personal possession, they were also used as important bartering objects in ceremonial exchanges.
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