Headrest Item Number: C1031 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Curved piece of bone tied and supported by two inverted "u" shaped wood legs. Tapered legs with wide square feet.
Item History
- Made in Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1930
- Owned by Nina Burnett-Potts before 1953
- Received from Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor) during 1953
What
- Name
- Headrest
- Identification Number
- C1031
- Type of Item
- headrest
- Material
- wood and whale bone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 13.0 cm, width 37.4 cm, depth 13.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett and Nina Burnett-Potts
- Received from
- Nina Burnett-Potts (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1930 and before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 55