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Carved figure lamp stand
c.1970RCIN 90758
The base of the figure is inlaid with mother-of-pearl shapes of the 15 Cook Islands:Pukapuka, Suwarrow, Rakahanga, Takutea,Penrhyn, Mauke, Aitutaki, Rarotonga, Mangaia, Atiu, Mitiaro, Palmerston, Manuae, Manihiki and Nassau.
From Premier Albert Henry, on behalf of the Government and People of the Cook Islands, 1970