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Headrest ('Ali)

Samoan

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Samoan. Headrest ('Ali), 19th century. Bamboo, wood, fiber, 6 x 25 1/2 x 5 in. (15.2 x 64.8 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mark A. Blackburn, 1991.170.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Samoan

Title

Headrest ('Ali)

Date

19th century

Geography

Place made: Samoa

Medium

Bamboo, wood, fiber

Classification

Furniture

Dimensions

6 x 25 1/2 x 5 in. (15.2 x 64.8 x 12.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mark A. Blackburn

Accession Number

1991.170.1

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Artists and makers

Samoan

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