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Object Number
2004.29.24501
Display Title
Peeling bark for tapa making
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tonga Island / Tonga Is / Peeling Tapa" Printed on photograph: "Peeling bark for tapa making."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Tongan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Tonga
Dimensions
Overall: 15.875 × 20.6375 cm (6 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.)
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!["The Jani [Djani]": Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma), and one of Gau's sons from Band 2 peeling sticks with which to toss the djani (helicopter toy) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/745209/postagestamp)
!["The Jani [Djani]": Tsamgao (son of ≠Toma), and one of Gau's sons from Band 2 peeling sticks with which to toss the djani (helicopter toy) (print is a cropped image)](/internal/media/dispatcher/745212/postagestamp)
