Basket
0
Mobile menu
Samoa

Kirikiti bat c.1970-74

Wood | RCIN 60102

Royal Dining Room, The Royal Yacht Britannia

Your share link is...

  Close

Kirikiti bat

Samoa

Kirikiti bat c.1970-74

©

©

  • Description

    A lightweight wooden kirikiti bat (pate), triangular in cross section. Bound over two-thirds of its length with a cord ending at the handle end in a loop, into which a wooden ball hangs. Incised with stars, a flag and inscription, 'PATE KIRIKITI SAMOA'.

    Kirikiti is a Samoan bat and ball sport similar to cricket which has been played since the late nineteenth century.
    Provenance

    From Western Samoa, given in 1974.

  • People involved

    Creator(s)
    Search the collection Samoa
    (nationality)

  • Physical properties

    Medium and techniques

    Wood

  • Groupings

    Category

  • References

    Alternative title(s)

    Pate

  • Places

    Place of Production

    Samoa

The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.