Zemanek-Münster

Miniature model of a "turuma" transport container ·  Tokelau · ID: 3051751

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.


The object Miniature model of a “turuma” transport container with the object ID 3051751 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 222 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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