Miniature model of a "turuma" transport container
Tokelau
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Reverend W S Goward (1892)Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
Size
H: 6,7 cm
D: 6,5 cm - 7 cm
H: 2.6 inch
D: 2.6 inch - 2.8 inch
Description
wood, plant fibre, old collection label: “Turuma Tokelau Islands. Model of Water thight box for carrying articles in canoes over the … Presented to Rev. W S Goward 1892”
Containers called “turuma” were used by Tokelau islanders for carrying clothing and other precious possessions when travelling by canoe.