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THB19th C. Polynesian Samoan Fiber Tapa Eventail
Lot 119e
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Native American, Ethnographic, Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, more. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Polynesia, Samoa Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A remarkably well-preserved fan, also sometimes known as an eventail, the French word for fan (due to French colonial ventures in Polynesia). The center of the fan is comprised of tapa, a bark cloth made using a painstaking process throughout Polynesia. The tapa is wrapped around a wooden frame that features an opening for a hand hold as well as three hoops that radiate outward in concentric circles from the center, forming a framework for the tapa and a place to attach the fiber. The tapa is painted with pretty red and green dots that accentuate its natural creamy brown color. The handhold has a small piece of trade cotton dyed bright red affixed to it. Radiating outward from the edges of the tapa are dramatic fibers of different lengths, each painstakingly wrapped around the outermost hoop to secure it in place. Size: 24" W x 16" H (61 cm x 40.6 cm); size of display box: 7.25" L x 30" W x 25" H (18.4 cm x 76.2 cm x 63.5 cm)
Samoan people, like people everywhere, wore and displayed beautifully made objects, clothing, and jewelry to demonstrate their social status. Men and women carried flywhisks, feathered standards, and fans like this one.
Provenance: ex-Alan Stone collection, New York City, New York, USA, 1950 to 2000
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#154644Wear on surface commensurate with age including some loss to pigment, tiny losses to peripheries, and fading to colors. However, overall it is in excellent condition.Condition
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