Tonga Bark Cloth c1972

Tonga Bark Cloth c1972

Tonga [Haveluliku]. 1972. An exceptional example- in size, quality, condition and history. Made from the beaten bark of mulberry tree, with koko tree bark dye paint. Divided into 5 sections, including numbered seating positions. The panels with the Coat of Arms of Tonga. Made and documented by the BBC with others in the numbered group, as the largest examples ever to leave the Island. Another from the documented set in the British Museum (#2013.2015.1). 196cm size m x 397cm

Price inc GST $1,400

 

 

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