A FUTUNA ISLANDS BARK CLOTH AND PANEL, salatasi

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A FUTUNA ISLANDS BARK CLOTH AND PANEL, salatasi

Painted all over with ruled cross hatched rectilinear, hatched, zig-zag, curvilinear and chevron motifs with design bordered on three sides with a broad black band, XX x XXin. (XX x XXcm) (2)

Lot Essay

Futunan women made some of the finest bark cloths in Polynesia. This type, known as a "half design", was made into a kilt to be worn on special occasions and was a valuable heirloom.

A similar example was sold by Christie's, New York, May 18, 1993, lot 33.