Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 549
Two Fiji tabua Polynesia sperm whale teeth
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £480
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Description
Two Fiji tabua
Polynesia
sperm whale teeth, pierced at either end and with plaited sennit, early 20th century,
14.5cm and 15cm long. (2)
CITES A10 (non-transferable) licence no. 544776/01.
Provenance
By repute presented to Gwynfor Bowen-Jones by Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara at a yaqona (kava) ceremony on Suva.
Bowen-Jones worked in Fiji in the mid 20th century for Fijian Sugar Corporation.