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Image Not Available for Tapa; borders within borders in black and brown
Tapa; borders within borders in black and brown
Image Not Available for Tapa; borders within borders in black and brown
Object Number 2009.17.1
Display Title Tapa; borders within borders in black and brown
Descriptions
Object Description Tapa; off white with printed designs in black and dark brown; borders within borders; in blue ink on back: SL-O 6g
Inventory Description Tapa, rectangular patterns, black and brown on white ground, crosses, diagonals, semi-circles
Classification
  • Textile
Department Ethnographic
Date 1984 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Materials Barkcloth, pigment
Dimensions Overall: 62.7 x 95.5 cm (24 11/16 x 37 5/8 in.)
Label on object 2009.17.1
Credit Line Gift of Constance F. Parvey
Provenance
Collector Constance F. Parvey (1984 - 9/5/09)
Donor Constance F. Parvey (1984 - 9/5/09)

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