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Box c.2007-8
Wood, coconut shell, mother of pearl | 15.2 x 15.4 x 15.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 95992
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A hinged wooden box of coconut shell varnished and polished and set with a row of graduated dots in mother-of-pearl.
Provenance
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the King of Tonga, Nuku'Alofa, during an Audience on 18 December 2007.
King Nuku'Alofa of Tonga is the grandson of Queen Salote who Queen Elizabeth II first met at her Coronation in 1953 and subsequently visited later that year. -
Medium and techniques
Wood, coconut shell, mother of pearl
Measurements
15.2 x 15.4 x 15.5 cm (whole object)
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