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Object Number
90-17-70/48433.2
Display Title
Tapa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tapa or Kapa
Object Description
Thin, light-weight, long and rectangular cloth that has a golden light-brown tone. It is made from a single layer of well macerated inner bark fibers that are evenly pounded. It is difficult to discern a grain direction, but it appears to run perpendicular to the length. It is decorated with an overall "net and dot" beater pattern that is not well defined. Where the pattern is more pronounced, the cloth is very sheer. The edges are finished by cutting. There are no joins noticeable.
Inventory Description
Tapa, long, rectangular, natural
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Bark, Beaten inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 210 x 86 cm (82 11/16 x 33 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
American Antiquarian Society
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94-18-70/51050.2 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 67-9-70/120 | Fine tapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 98-8-70/51691 | White tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 67-9-70/122 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 56-41-70/3800.2 | Piece of red tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Papeete
| |
| 90-17-70/48433.3 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 94-10-70/48375 | Kapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 34-137-70/298 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 90-17-70/48433.6 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 99-15-70/53901 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 67-9-70/118 | Decorated kapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 56-41-70/3801 | Piece of white tapa (9' 6" x 13' 5") |
Tapa
|
Society Islands
Tahiti |