IDNO

T.111233.GTN

Description

Back of a man with crowd of seated people in distance; large sticks and leaves (?containing food) in front of crowd. [HE 10/14/2011]

Part of a Tongan bola with the presentation of pigs in the background. [Information provided by the Ancient Futures Project, JD 12/10/2018]

Place

Oceania Polynesia; Tonga

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/.

Place: The Place field was previously recorded as being “Oceania Polynesia; ?Samoa; ?Tonga; ?Cook Islands”, but has now been identified as relating to Tonga and a bola (presenting pigs) 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]