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Object Number
997-25-70/5747
Display Title
Barkcloth (siapo)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Siapo
Object Description
Barkcloth; printed on design tablet (upeti) and embossed in the process (siapo tasina).
Inventory Description
Tapa, rectangular, buff with linear brown pattern, folded
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1897 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Dimensions
Overall: 175.26 x 193.04 cm (69 x 76 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
997-25-70/5747
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Garrett M. and Margaret F. Saxton
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. Wilfred Fry
(1948)
Provenance
Miss Lilias D. Page
(1890)
Provenance
Katharine Page Hersey
(1948)
Collector
Harry Page
(3/4/1897-6/22/1897)
Donor
Dr. Margaret F. Saxton
(10/8/97)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999-18-70/5833 | Barkcloth, tapa cloth, Samoan siapo |
Tapa
|
Oceania
| |
| 999-18-70/5841 | Barkcloth, tapa cloth, Samoan siapo |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 12-35-70/84186 | Hand-painted circular tapa cloth, Siapo mamanu |
Tapa
|
Tutuila Island
| |
| 92-4-70/48378.2 | Tapa cloth sash of King's daughter |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 43-32-70/2249 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pago Pago
| |
| 2000.16.3 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga
Samoa? | |
| 54-29-70/3603 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 999-18-70/5834 | Barkcloth, Samoan siapo |
Bark cloth
|
Samoa?
| |
| 2005.5.1 | Bark cloth, siapo tasina |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 14-29-70/85714 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 999-18-70/5830 | Barkcloth, Samoan siapo |
Tapa
|
Oceania
| |
| 2002.10.1 | Tapa cloth, siapo |
Tapa
|
Apia
|