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Object Number
2009.17.2
Display Title
Tapa; painted designs of sacred heart, triangles, diamonds
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa; off white; light brown rubbed background; painted designs of sacred heart, triangles, diamonds in dark brown, black; panel 6
Inventory Description
Tapa, white ground, painted brown, tan triangular, diamond, heart designs
Classification
- Textile
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1984 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Barkcloth, pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 150 cm (59 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2009.17.2
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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