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Lot 360 Dα

FUTUNA BARK CLOTH

Auction 1103 - overview Brussels
31.01.2018, 14:00 - Art of Africa, the Pacific and the Americas
Estimate: 3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 3.472 € (incl. premium)

FUTUNA BARK CLOTH
Wallis and Futuna

431 cm. long

Cf. Neich, R. and Pendergrast, M., "Traditional Tapa Textiles of the Pacific", London, 1997, p.64. The authors state that such textiles, called "lafi", It is worn over one shoulder and secured at the waist.

Provenance

Pierre Loos, Brussels
Property from a Belgian private collection