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Object Number
96-25-70/49498.2
Display Title
Tapa cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth section is from a much larger cloth. Cloth appears to be Tongan or Samoan, decorated by rubbing over kupeti or relief design patterns in a matte red-brown paint. Cloth is 4 lalanga long with the typical wide minimally painted areas (tapa) at the sides. Additional object description notes under Conservation.
Inventory Description
Tapa cloth, rectangular, reddish brown center with natural ends, linear design
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Dimensions
Overall: 274.32 x 175 cm (108 x 68 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-2-70/83937 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Taveuni
| |
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Image Not Available
for Tapa cloth
| 12-33-30/84143 | Tapa cloth |
French Polynesia
| ||
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Image Not Available
for Tapa cloth
| 11-2-70/83938 | Tapa cloth |
French Polynesia
| ||
| 11-2-70/83936 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Kambara
| |
| 14-29-70/85717 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 2000.16.1 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
Samoa? | |
| 967-32-70/4634 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga
| |
| 2000.16.3 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Samoa?
Tonga | |
| 973-24-70/5370 | Tapa cloth cut fragment |
Tapa
|
Fiji
Tonga | |
| 88-51-70/51524 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
Tonga | |
| 2000.16.2 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
Samoa? | |
| 34-137-70/298 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
|