African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 1046
A printed handkerchief - Fiji before Civilization
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £150
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Description
A printed handkerchief - Fiji before Civilization
United Kingdom, 1879
cotton, with four scenes running around the edges titles Fiji before Civilization; Dawn of Civilization; Advance of Civilization; and Glorious Result of Civilization,
59cm square.
Produced at the Crystal Palace Machinery Department in 1879 on behalf of a missionary society, as a subtle propaganda message to show the 'good' they were doing in the Pacific....