£8,000 - £12,000
A RARE HEADREST 'KALI' OR 'KALIMASI' / 'KALI TOLONI'TONGA, 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY Bamboo, wood, coconut 'sennet' fibre, the 'cross-bar' (rest) engraved with triangular design reminiscent of 'Tapa Cloth', with two old paper labels, one stating African origin, good colour and patina from age and use 12.5cm high, 44cm long Provenance:Tennant's Auction Rooms, Yorkshire, July 2009, lot 314, entered privately from the grand daughter and descendant of an eccentric antiques dealer from Harrogate, who used to ride around the town in a 'trap' pulled by a zebra ! to the amusement of the townsfolk William Young (auctioneer, dealer, collector) died 1930'sMiss Young (grand-daughter) Ex Finch and Co, 2009 Ex Private collection Exhibited:BRUNEAF, Bruxelles, La tête dans les étoiles. Appuis-Nuque d'Afrique de d'ailleurs 6 - 10 June 2012 Literature:Pierre Loos., Bayet T. et Caltaux S., La tête dans les étoiles. Appuis-Nuque d'Afrique et d'ailleurs, BRUNEAF, 2012: pg. 159Of all the known types of Tongan neck-rests, known as 'kali', this type, 'kali toloni', which is known by the three piece construction and use of a 'pole' (bamboo) as a pillow (cross bar), is the least common and the most elegant. Used predominantly by Tongan chiefs (St. Cartmail, 1997), the present example is of a particularly enticing and elegant proportion, being long, wide and low in stance. Please also see 'The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection' 2010
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