IDNO

T.111164.GTN

Description

Carved canoe prow painted red. [HE 10/14/2011]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; French Polynesia; Society Islands; Tahiti; Moorea Island; Cooks Bay

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Merensky, Jutta (later Gethen)

Collector / Expedition

Date

circa 1960s

Collection Name

Gethen Collection

Source

Hofmeyr, Carol and Hofmeyr, Justus (Dr.s)

Format

Transparency Colour

Primary Documentation

Other Information

T.111029.GTN - T.111323.GTN were found in a red shoe box, now numbered C618/.

T.111158.GTN - T.111169.GTN were found in red transparency box, now numbered C618/13.

Place: The Place field was previously recorded as being “Oceania Polynesia; ?Samoa; ?Tonga; ?Cook Islands”, but has now been identified as relating to Tahiti by the Ancient Futures Project. The Place field has been amended accordingly. [The Ancient Futures Research Team comprises of Tongan Artists and specialists in Tongan history, material culture and museum collections, JD 12/10/2018]