Tapua : 'polished ivory shrines' of Tongan gods / by Fergus Clunie

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Title

Tapua : 'polished ivory shrines' of Tongan gods / by Fergus Clunie

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National Library of New Zealand

Collection

Index New Zealand

Description

Investigates the great importance of tapua (whale ivory) in the pre-Christian period in Tonga. Argues that the tapua is ancestral of the Fijian tabua. Links the funerary role of tapua to that of tabua in Fijian chiefly burials. Reviews the export of tapua from Tonga to Fiji. Explores tapua's role as a godly embodiment and relates it to evidence suggesting certain pule cowries formed a female counterpart.

Format

Journal

Date created

Jun 2013

Creator

Clunie, Fergus, (Sainsbury Research Unit, University of East Anglia)

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/32376793

Related subjects

Rites and ceremonies / Tongans / Ivory / Whales / Teeth / Tonga

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