19th Century huge circular Tongan Tanoa’ava. Bowl. Well weathered, adze carved, smooth patina on bottom, Beautiful in its elegant simplicity. D56cm with 4 short legs and 4 matching lugs on the rim.

Ex Keith St Cartmail , author of ‘ The Art of Tonga’

Ex English Collection

For a similar example see – Adrienne Knaeppler “Polynesia –The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection” p261

 

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