FIJIAN ART 105 FIG. 2 (above): Ratu Tanoa Visawaqa, Vunivalu of Bau, wearing a civa vonovono breastplate. From a drawing by Alfred Agate, 1840. From Wilkes 1845: III, fp. 56. FIG. 3 (left): Breastplate, civa, with subtle raised rim. Fiji. Early 19th century. Pearl shell. W: 17.2 cm. Ex James Hooper Collection, no. 840. Private collection. FIG. 4 (right): Composite breastplate, civa tabua, composed of nine ivory plates sewn together at the back. Fiji. Early 19th century. Sperm whale ivory, fi ber. W: 26.7 cm. Collected by Thomas Woods in the late 19th century. Fiji Museum, inv. 53.17.
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