Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 635
A Tonga large tapa cloth Polynesia the natural outer border ground with triangular motifs to the...
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Tonga large tapa cloth
Polynesia
the natural outer border ground with triangular motifs to the central divided panel with plant and geometric designs,
500 x 580cm.
Provenance
Dr Elizabeth Spillius, London.
Collected whilst in Tonga between 1958 - 60, where she was studying Polynesian monarchy and kinship in collaboration with Queen Salote.