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Object Number 00-8-70/55347.8
Display Title Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth
Descriptions
Object Description Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth. A fish shaped design tablet made of leaf strips and coconut-leaflet midribs. The object's construction consists of two layers, rear foundation of pandanus leaf with hibiscus leaf stitching and on face side coconut leaf mid-ribs with coconut husk (sennit) fiber stitching; mid-ribs provide raised regions for use in printing. Curved lines decorate the tablet. Identifying numbers: A Peabody catalogue number in red has been applied onto the surface of the verso.
Inventory Description Stencil, palm leaf embroidered with fiber in fish form, 1 fin each side
Classification
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tonga / <State> / Eua Island
Additional Geographic Terms Tongatapu Group
Dimensions Overall: 11 x 22 x 0.6 cm (4 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 00-8-70/55347.8/ 55347
Provenance
Collector Alexander Agassiz (1899-1900)
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1899-1900)
Collector U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition (1899-1900)
Donor Alexander Agassiz (1900)

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Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth
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