Lot 81: An exceptional Tongan neckrest with Shell inlay

Tonga; L: 16 1/2"

Of the Kali Laloni form, the legs in the form of solid blocks of rounded shape approximating the form of the more common leg shapes, the well patinated top with twenty inlays of shell in geometric patters. Beautiful surface and fine and are example.

Provenance:
Ex. Jeffrey Dhyne author of "Tongan Headrests: Notes on Terminology and Function"; "The Journal of the Polynesian Society", Volume #108, Number 4

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