A rare and extremely large, lidded tackle box, or tuluma, carved from a solid piece of wood. The top has a low raised lug in the center as well as two lateral flanges while the box has two lateral squared lugs. All three lugs are pierced for the draw-string which serves both as handle and closing. The underside of the box is carved flat. The box is colored with a deep patinated red pigment.

Tokelau, Micronesia. Hard wood. 44.5 X 45 Ø cm. 19/20th century.

Collected by Pierre Langlois.

Ref.: Kaeppler, Adrienne L.; Kaufmann, Christian; Newton, Douglas: L'ART OCEANIEN. Citadeles & Mazenod, Paris. 1993, page 528, fig. 727