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'Ie toga; Fine mat

human history
  • Other Name

    'Ie toga (Samoan)

  • Description

    'Ie toga; Mat, fine. pandanus with red feathers over strip of red cloth sewn on by machine. This mat and 52589 were sent as tribute on the death of Leo (Le'ega) Kronfeld, father-in-law of donor, in 1947. One mat was from Queen Salote and the other from Ratu Kamisese Mara, but which is which is not now known.

  • Place
    Samoa/Pacific
  • Associated Place

    Tonga/Pacific

    Fiji

  • Accession Number
    1987.700
  • Accession Date
    03 Nov 1987
  • Other Id

    52588 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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