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KAPIL JARIWALA GALLERY
IMPORTANT OCEANIC TAPA CLOTHS AND OBJECTS
BRUNEAF
JUNE 2015
A TEVAU FEATHER MONEY COIL
19TH centurySanta Cruz, Solomon IslandsScarlet Honeyeater feathers, fibre, bark, shell beads815 x 6 cm
A LARGE RARE NIUE ISLANDS BARKCLOTH (HIAPO)
Early 20TH centuryNiue Pigment on vegetable fibre (tapa)244 x 364 cm
Provenance
Ex Private East Coast Collection, USA
A BAINING DANCE PARASOL
Early 20TH centuryBaining people, New Britain, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth) and rattan cane76 x 64 cm
Provenance
Ex Taylor A. Dale, Santa Fe, USA
A LARGE ORO WAIST TAPA CLOTH
Early 20TH centuryOro Province, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)137 x 89 cm
Provenance
On reverse a label inscribed, “Dr Allen”
A NEW BRITAIN BARK CLOTH
Early 20TH centuryNew Britain, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)63 x 36 cm
Provenance
Ex John B. Elliot Collection, Princeton, N.J., USA
A MAN'S TAPA CLOTH APRON
Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)54.5 x 56 cm
Provenance
Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA
A MAN'S TAPA CLOTH APRON
Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)42 x 39 cm
Provenance
Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA
A TROBRIAND CANOE PROW
Early 20TH centuryTrobriand or D'Entrecasteaux Island, Massim Area,Papua New GuineaCarved wood64 cm height
Provenance
Ex Rita and John Giltsoff, Brussels
A POLI CURRENCY
20TH centuryPapua New GuineaBurlap, pigments, natural fibres and nassa shells46 x 52 cm
Provenance
Ex Andres Moraga, Berkeley, California, USA
A BAINING TAPA CLOTH PANEL
Early 20TH centuryBaining people, Baining Island, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)127 x 42 cm
Provenance
Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA
TOMAKO - A WAR CANOE STERN
19TH early 20TH centuryRoviana Lagoon, New Georgia Island, SolomonIslands, Western Province, MelanesiaCarved wood inlaid with shell200 cm height
Provenance
Ex Rita and John Giltsoff, BrusselsEx Kevin Conru, London
A SIAPO MAMANU TAPA
Early 20TH centuryPossibly Apia, SamoaPigment on tapa (bark cloth) 200 x 31 cm
Provenance
Ex Patrick Mestdagh, Brussels
A CEREMONIAL SUN FORM PLATTER
19TH centuryVanuatuCarved wood31.5 x 36 cm
Provenance
Ex Maine Durieu, Paris
A MENTAWAI KURABIT SHIELD
Early 20TH centuryMentawai people, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra, IndonesiaPigment on carved wood105 cm height
Provenance
Ex Dutch Collection, acquired in the 1980's
A CEREMONIAL DANCE PADDLE
Early 20TH centuryBouganville Island, Papua New Guinea Pigment on carved wood171.5 cm height
Provenance
Ex Chris Boylan, Sydney, Australia
A LARGE TWO SEGMENT TAPA CLOTH
Early 20TH centuryCollingwood Bay, Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)72 x 70 cm
Provenance
Ex Ben Hunter, London
A MINDJA WATER SPIRIT FIGURE
Early 20TH centuryKwoma people, Upper Sepik, Papua New Guinea Pigment on carved wood205 cm height
Provenance
Ex Dutch Collection
A LARGE COMPLETE SANTA CRUZ TAPA CLOTH
c. 1900Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsPigment on tapa (bark cloth)107 x 54 cm
Provenance
Ex British Missionary Collection, UK
BIOMA ANCESTOR FIGURE
c. 1900Papuan Gulf, Papua New GuineaOchre and kaolin on carved wood53.6 cm height
A MAN'S TAPA WAIST CLOTH
Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)61 x 53 cm
Provenance
Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA
A MAN'S TAPA APRON CLOTH
Early 20TH centuryFinisterre Mountains, Madang or Morobe Province,Papua New GuineaPigment on tapa (bark cloth)61 x 53 cm
Provenance
Michael Hamson, Los Angeles, USA
A RAMU RIVER CANOE PADDLE
c.1940Ramu River District, Papua New GuineaPigment on carved wood176 cm length
A GOPE BOARD
Late 19TH early 20TH centuryDelta of the Kikori River, Papua New Guinea Pigment on carved wood115 cm height
Provenance
Ex East Coast Collection, USA
Ex Lucas Ratton, Paris
A LAKE SENTANI CANOE PADDLE
c.1920Lake Sentani, Papua New GuineaCarved wood183.5 cm length
A FUTUNA ISLAND CEREMONIAL TAPA SKIRT
Early 20TH centuryFutuna Island, Vanuatu, South Paci ficPigment on bark cloth (Tapa)178 x 155 cm
Provenance
Ex French Collection, acquired in Cannes in the1980's
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