Modèle miniature d'un conteneur de transport "turuma" · Tokelau · ID: 3051751
Vendu
2 200 €
Provenance
Reverend W S Goward (1892)Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany
German Private Collection, Munich
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.