IDNO

T.111276.GTN

Description

Seated man ?possibly chief and woman being cared for by women sat around them. Hurricane lamps and kitchen utensils in foreground. [HE 10/14/2011]

Tongan wedding with the bride and groom, both wrapped in barkcloth and seated being tendered by two women. In the foreground are wedding presents of a washing board, kettle, metal cooking pot, metal bucket, and mats. The group are sitting under a corrugated iron sun-shelter?. [Information 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 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]