Accession No
2005.698
Description
Frame; Flag - Framed Union Jack flag, made of sewn ribbons the centre of which is decorated with a vegetable crown containing a Fijian canoe, two Fijians wearing vegetable fibre skirts and holding weapons, their hands resting on an badge of Fiji and a banner with the following inscription: 'Rere Vaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui'. To the left part of the flag is sewn a flagpole holder of fake grey leather.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
Foster, Robert [collector]; White.C [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
2005.698
Cultural Affliation
Material
cloth; glass; wood; paper; pigment; metal
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (CMS Context)
(Bio): Sir Robert Foster (collector); Dr. C. White (donor)
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
Description (CMS Description)
Framed Union Jack flag, made of sewn ribbons the centre of which is decorated with a vegetable crown containing a Fijian canoe, two Fijians wearing vegetable fibre skirts and holding weapons, their hands resting on an badge of Fiji and a banner with the following inscription: 'Rere Vaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui'. To the left part of the flag is sewn a flagpole holder of fake grey leather.
Event Date 27/6/2006
Author: maa
Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '2005.698' inscribed in black ink under the base.
Event Date 28/8/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau
FM:265467
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