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Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II during the 1953-54 royal tour, silver gelatin print, 16.5 x 22 cm — This photograph commemorates a historic royal visit and captures the practice of Fijian gift exchange.

Presentation of Fijian Mats and Tapa Cloths ...

by Dr. Jennifer Wagelie

Michel Tuffery, Pisupo Lua Afe (Corned Beef 2000), 1994, flattened cans of corned beef (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Collection) ©Michael Tuffery — Tuffery’s iconic “tinned bull” addresses contemporary concerns about ecological health and food sovereignty.

Michel Tuffery, Pisupo Lua Afe

by Dr. Billie Lythberg

Presentation of Fijian mats and tapa cloths to Queen Elizabeth II during the 1953-54 royal tour, silver gelatin print, 16.5 x 22 cm (Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand) — This photograph commemorates a historic royal visit and captures the practice of Fijian gift exchange.

Presentation of Fijian Mats and Tapa Cloths ...

by Dr. Jennifer Wagelie