tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83857316162293353962011-10-14T01:11:29.054-07:00EXAMPLES OF VINTAGE TAPA FROM THE PACIFIC AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS, MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONSPORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-81937199067038422902010-05-18T20:36:00.001-07:002010-05-18T20:45:18.560-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdeeBGBoI/AAAAAAAAA60/RAL3wMFabxg/s1600/napoleon+043.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdeeBGBoI/AAAAAAAAA60/RAL3wMFabxg/s320/napoleon+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472820750220396162" border="0" /></a><br />Artist unknown ca 1970?<br />all about 10 x 18 1nches<br />oil on tapa<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdIg4L1lI/AAAAAAAAA6s/K_FuNbbXWxU/s1600/napoleon+045.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdIg4L1lI/AAAAAAAAA6s/K_FuNbbXWxU/s320/napoleon+045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472820373031212626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdIfkPNsI/AAAAAAAAA6k/WIS1lGnpjqw/s1600/napoleon+044.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdIfkPNsI/AAAAAAAAA6k/WIS1lGnpjqw/s320/napoleon+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472820372679112386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdHrhs05I/AAAAAAAAA6U/BIEiL3bwyF8/s1600/napoleon+042.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/S_NdHrhs05I/AAAAAAAAA6U/BIEiL3bwyF8/s320/napoleon+042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472820358709826450" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-8193719906703842290?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-9125547182207902822009-10-04T17:39:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:43:02.895-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SslCHSTMJuI/AAAAAAAAAjk/ehZKQ-p8i4o/s1600-h/tapa+7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SslCHSTMJuI/AAAAAAAAAjk/ehZKQ-p8i4o/s320/tapa+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388911122064352994" border="0" /></a><br />117cm x 74cm CA1950<br />PRINTED WITH CARVED WOODEN BLOCKS CALLED UPETE,<br />THIS TYPE OF CLOTH WAS WORN BY ORATORS AND PRESENTED TO CHIEFS AS GIFTS<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-912554718220790282?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-80007488236025196672009-08-24T16:39:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:42:15.828-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SpMnqpt5rJI/AAAAAAAAAiI/LpxCXTZMhZw/s1600-h/tapa3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SpMnqpt5rJI/AAAAAAAAAiI/LpxCXTZMhZw/s320/tapa3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373682394089499794" border="0" /></a>156 X 130CM<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-8000748823602519667?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-13850516825266624462009-08-21T20:04:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:41:47.002-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/So9gklgi2II/AAAAAAAAAiA/aJ7hKPPy8og/s1600-h/tapa23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/So9gklgi2II/AAAAAAAAAiA/aJ7hKPPy8og/s320/tapa23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372619062136461442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Siapo vala, Samoa Ca 1920,<br />from the estate of Omer Lassonde,<br /><br />- a well-known New Hampshire artist and member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, most often recognized for his bright landscapes, still-lifes, and genre paintings. Tapa cloths were collected by Lassonde, time spent on the Samoan islands of Tutuilla, Apia, and Upolo in the 1930s, while studying Samoan art and culture. This trip was sponsored by the Governor of NH, and upon returning in 1935 he headed New Hampshire’s WPA art program. The Samoans called Lassonde, “The Painter of Dreams”. These textiles were stored inside a steamer trunk for over 70 years, the approximate age of each being between 70 and 100 years old.<br />This tapa is of a type that was used at that time as ceremonial presentations to title chiefs, cloths like this were also worn by orators 162cm x 195cm</span></span><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-1385051682526662446?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-27398653496949911372009-08-19T22:06:00.001-07:002010-02-28T12:40:16.437-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozZ61YGppI/AAAAAAAAAh4/CBGSCVPG278/s1600-h/tapa+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozZ61YGppI/AAAAAAAAAh4/CBGSCVPG278/s320/tapa+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371908060329977490" border="0" /></a><br />250 x 70 cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-2739865349694991137?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-1517260548858168382009-08-19T21:53:00.001-07:002010-02-28T12:34:23.111-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozXF0HOmhI/AAAAAAAAAhw/InEUALI7Qyk/s1600-h/tapa+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozXF0HOmhI/AAAAAAAAAhw/InEUALI7Qyk/s320/tapa+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371904950434437650" border="0" /></a><br />Ngatu, Tonga, a Kupesi patterned cloth decorated with the Tongan Coat of Arms, the British Lion, the Norfolk pine lining the road leading to the palace and the dove of peace, this design was one of the most popular during WWII expressing solidarity with Britain<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-151726054885816838?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-39552698894643773042009-08-19T21:47:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:34:00.757-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozV5RN1GwI/AAAAAAAAAho/FRNvDZXujvc/s1600-h/tapa+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 303px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozV5RN1GwI/AAAAAAAAAho/FRNvDZXujvc/s320/tapa+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371903635396827906" border="0" /></a><br />114 X 114cm Playing card motif, hearts clubs and spades, drawn freehand<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-3955269889464377304?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-78326789198599350332009-08-19T21:39:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:33:34.743-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozUmkJSASI/AAAAAAAAAhg/Nh8sMqyAHGo/s1600-h/tapa+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozUmkJSASI/AAAAAAAAAhg/Nh8sMqyAHGo/s320/tapa+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371902214548881698" border="0" /></a>Fine white tapa with simple two stencil decoration Ca 1920 180 x 46cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-7832678919859935033?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-17296789986159829512009-08-19T21:26:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:33:07.848-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozS6yQvqpI/AAAAAAAAAhY/wNbsS3WKMsM/s1600-h/tapa+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozS6yQvqpI/AAAAAAAAAhY/wNbsS3WKMsM/s320/tapa+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371900362912410258" border="0" /></a>Tongan tapa skirt Ca 1940 160 x 75cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-1729678998615982951?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-35210683150416270562009-08-19T21:23:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:32:41.111-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozQC1B2edI/AAAAAAAAAhI/r9u9vvTvCFM/s1600-h/tapa+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SozQC1B2edI/AAAAAAAAAhI/r9u9vvTvCFM/s320/tapa+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371897202559318482" border="0" /></a><br />Siapo mamanu, Samoa 240 x 370 cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-3521068315041627056?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-58389514379789043252009-08-19T17:16:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:31:50.042-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoynRD5ryBI/AAAAAAAAAgw/uzIlRrDMxLQ/s1600-h/tapa+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 96px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoynRD5ryBI/AAAAAAAAAgw/uzIlRrDMxLQ/s320/tapa+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371852367093024786" border="0" /></a><br />Masi kesa Fiji, 250 x 48cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-5838951437978904325?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-24928963029443072222009-08-19T17:11:00.000-07:002011-09-06T15:27:31.211-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyVNMguZ9I/AAAAAAAAAgo/l0Qx66f3ofo/s1600-h/tapa+017.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371832509475481554" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyVNMguZ9I/AAAAAAAAAgo/l0Qx66f3ofo/s320/tapa+017.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 312px;" /></a><br />Hiapo Niue ca 1930 115 x 100 cm<br />This unusual tapa exhibits many stylistic features typical of Niuean Hiapo of this period<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">sold thanks Hong Kong</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-2492896302944307222?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-77721473353456580762009-08-19T16:59:00.000-07:002010-02-28T18:05:06.562-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyS_sc_CSI/AAAAAAAAAgg/1YLn5RcP1vY/s1600-h/tapa+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyS_sc_CSI/AAAAAAAAAgg/1YLn5RcP1vY/s320/tapa+008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371830078508304674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyS_MovACI/AAAAAAAAAgY/3B-LB8byPMc/s1600-h/tapa+008A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 178px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyS_MovACI/AAAAAAAAAgY/3B-LB8byPMc/s320/tapa+008A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371830069967650850" border="0" /></a>Siapo tasina Samoa Ca 1910<br />175cm x 140cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-7772147335345658076?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-23653938894820098842009-08-19T16:47:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:30:34.625-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyP-JGf7EI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/dUlOrRHGiGs/s1600-h/tapa+020A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyP-JGf7EI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/dUlOrRHGiGs/s320/tapa+020A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371826753303997506" border="0" /></a>Masi Keas with saffron infill 200 x 60 cm<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyP99QytcI/AAAAAAAAAgI/aLg7ZpRO_l0/s1600-h/tapa+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyP99QytcI/AAAAAAAAAgI/aLg7ZpRO_l0/s320/tapa+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371826750125946306" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-2365393889482009884?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-58105111388102633312009-08-19T16:34:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:30:12.061-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyOg3Jp4lI/AAAAAAAAAf4/z40rgaLP3CE/s1600-h/tapa+022Ajpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 169px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyOg3Jp4lI/AAAAAAAAAf4/z40rgaLP3CE/s320/tapa+022Ajpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371825150757560914" border="0" /></a><br />Unique Barkcloth printed with a Tongan Tapa design, salvage marked "Hawaiian Textiles" Japan 1960<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyOhYWkRdI/AAAAAAAAAgA/_rGsgrFTSFQ/s1600-h/tapa+022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyOhYWkRdI/AAAAAAAAAgA/_rGsgrFTSFQ/s320/tapa+022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371825159670089170" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-5810511138810263331?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-16147735319018236282009-08-19T16:28:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:29:44.948-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyK-rlknvI/AAAAAAAAAfo/e-eGizM0yXU/s1600-h/1A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyK-rlknvI/AAAAAAAAAfo/e-eGizM0yXU/s320/1A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371821265002995442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyK_HXwR5I/AAAAAAAAAfw/WBipqHrudis/s1600-h/tapa+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 109px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyK_HXwR5I/AAAAAAAAAfw/WBipqHrudis/s320/tapa+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371821272461232018" border="0" /></a>Masi Kesa, Fiji, 320 x 70 cm<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-1614773531901823628?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-15932245844946792552009-08-19T16:16:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:28:41.652-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyIJjOuq8I/AAAAAAAAAfg/s6AZGWlaHzQ/s1600-h/tapa+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyIJjOuq8I/AAAAAAAAAfg/s6AZGWlaHzQ/s320/tapa+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371818153203379138" border="0" /></a><br />Unique Xmas card<br />"Merry Christmas Malcolm N Janet N"<br />depicting a Harvard bearing the name "Kwini Salote"<br />Ca 1940<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-1593224584494679255?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-65172288707124862552009-08-19T16:13:00.000-07:002011-09-06T15:28:18.815-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SDtz5sex7vI/AAAAAAAAADo/qtsYjgJ2qKA/s1600-h/tapa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204881229386739442" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SDtz5sex7vI/AAAAAAAAADo/qtsYjgJ2qKA/s320/tapa2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SDtzw8ex7uI/AAAAAAAAADg/IWClzDcjemk/s1600-h/tapa1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204881079062884066" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SDtzw8ex7uI/AAAAAAAAADg/IWClzDcjemk/s320/tapa1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Large WWII tapa cloth. 36" wide by 116" long. Unique!!!!!<span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Sold thankyou Wellington</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-6517228870712486255?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-70620322586877016622009-08-19T16:02:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:27:29.558-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyGbpnAg0I/AAAAAAAAAfY/JX_GBsqhYHA/s1600-h/tapa+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SoyGbpnAg0I/AAAAAAAAAfY/JX_GBsqhYHA/s320/tapa+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371816265130214210" border="0" /></a><br />tapa Tonga, Sun moon and Halley's Comet,2.3m X 2m,ca 1911<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">hold, thanks</span></span> <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Wellington</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-7062032258687701662?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8385731616229335396.post-79848916657674044062009-08-19T15:57:00.000-07:002010-02-28T12:26:52.938-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SNmpRoKNRII/AAAAAAAAAPk/CK-0JFOyCZI/s1600-h/MAORI+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SNmpRoKNRII/AAAAAAAAAPk/CK-0JFOyCZI/s320/MAORI+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249412960980124802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SNmo-ea6UXI/AAAAAAAAAPc/XZKHYx3wf3g/s1600-h/MAORI+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7epVb897IsA/SNmo-ea6UXI/AAAAAAAAAPc/XZKHYx3wf3g/s320/MAORI+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249412631948317042" border="0" /></a>measures 56 x 47 inches<br />This hiapo is made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree. It has been decorated with hand-drawn motifs. In the 1880s, many hiapo were produced with a new style of fine freehand decoration. Comprising intricate line work and detailed motifs based on various species of plants, a distinctly Niuean iconography developed. Some scholars believe that many hiapo from this period were made by a single small community on Niue.<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">SOLD<span style="font-size:130%;"> thanks Auckland</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8385731616229335396-7984891665767404406?l=pacifictapa.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>PORTOBELLO ANTIQUEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16867769691620214125noreply@blogger.com0