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Tablemat. This is a place mat, double square star shaped, and woven from dark lou akau. Strips of the same width lou akau have been woven to create this star shaped table mat, it is light brown in colour and the surface is slightly polished. Table mats like this are often made for tourist trade and to sell at the local markets and roadsides by local village women in Tonga.

Accession number: 1994.52.2 Last Update: 8 Sept 2023
Place
Tonga/Pacific
Accession Number

1994.52.2

Accession Date

05 Mar 1994

Other Id

54719 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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