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THBPapua New Guinea Wooden Tapa Beater w/ Gridded Pattern
Lot 118
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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
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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Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. late 19th century CE. A wonderful hand-carved wooden tapa beater presenting an elongated form with a flat face, a rounded back, and a pointed tip. All enveloped in a deep hue of mocha-brown, the flat face of the beater is carefully incised with a gridded pattern with an ovoid border for beating the tapa as well as a decorative geometric design at its base. Six incised bands are featured at the bottom of the cylindrical handle and embellished with creamy white pigment. Size: 1.875" W x 20" H (4.8 cm x 50.8 cm)
Tapa is a particular kind of bark cloth that is made in the South Pacific Islands - mainly Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji - but also as far afield as Hawaii and Papua New Guinea. Tapa was introduced to the Western world in the late 18th century by Captain Cook's first expedition, where it was collected under the direction of Joseph Banks and brought to Europe. In the South Pacific, Hawaii, and Papua New Guinea, the cloth is still of great social importance and is often given as a gift. Interestingly, it was also once used for everyday clothing before synthetic fabrics replaced it. Today, however, it is worn only at special occasions such as weddings.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#142253Expected surface wear with nicks/chips and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, very nice.Condition
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