Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 637
A Tonga large tapa cloth Polynesia the central divided field decorated the Tonga coat of arms
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £100
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Description
A Tonga large tapa cloth
Polynesia
the central divided field decorated the Tonga coat of arms, animals, birds, sceptres, trees, stars and moons with triangular and crescent motifs to the borders,
490 x 520cm.
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.