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Object Number
2002.10.1
Display Title
Tapa cloth, siapo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Siapo
Object Description
Tapa cloth, siapo vala with repeating fern/flower/checkered design in browns with overhand-painting in a dark semi-glossy reddish-brown. Some tears and insect damage. See additional information under Conservation.
Inventory Description
Tapa, buff with brown and orange, geometric and figural designs, rolled
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1942 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
/
Upolu
/
<City>
/
Apia
Materials
Tapa, Pigment, Beaten inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 160 x 165 x 0.1 cm (63 x 64 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.10.1
Credit Line
Gift of Richard E. Bennink
Provenance
Collector
Richard E. Bennink
(June 1942 - 5/6/02)
Donor
Richard E. Bennink
(June 1942 - 5/6/02)
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| |
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