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Object Number
99-15-70/53889.3
Display Title
Tapa in the process of manufacture
Descriptions
Object Description
Lau'a, tapa in process of manufacture. The cloth is a light weight, almost translucent, finely pounded cloth formed from a single layer of off-white inner bark fibers. The direction of the grains are parallel to the length of the cloth. The two shorter ends of the cloth appear to have been cut, while the longest edges have thier original pound edge finish. Manufacture related fold creases are present. Many branch hols also occur throughout. Identifying number: A Peabody Museum catalogue number in black has been applied along one corner edge.
Inventory Description
Tapa, tapering strip of buff cloth, loosely felted, holes,
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Tapa, Inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 180 x 85 cm (70 7/8 x 33 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-15-70/53889.3; 53889
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1898-1899)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-15-70/53889.4 | Lau'a, tapa in process of manufacture |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 99-15-70/53889.1 | Lau'a, tapa in process of manufacture |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 99-15-70/53889.2 | Lau'a, tapa in process of manufacture |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 32-62-70/D4113 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 99-15-70/53890 | Piece of unfinished tapa |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
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for Smoke-toned tapa
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| 85-7-70/37624 | Tapa |
Tapa
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Honolulu County
| |
| 00-8-70/55415.1 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Aitutaki
| |
| 32-69-70/D4098 | Tapa pad for putting on paint |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
| 94-10-70/48375 | Kapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 56-41-70/3800.2 | Piece of red tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Papeete
| |
| 99-15-70/53901 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
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