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Object Number
2001.22.5
Display Title
Decorated tapa
Descriptions
Object Description
Decorated tapa cloth backed with thin, nonwoven synthetic fabric, purchased from a Tongan woman (unidentified) at the Otara Flea Market south of Auckland New Zealand.
Inventory Description
Tapa, six red diamonds with black floral designs around border
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2001 ca.
Artist
Unknown
(9/8/01)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Tonga?
Dimensions
Overall: 96.2 cm (37 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
T. Rose Holdcraft
(9/8/01 - 12/7/01)
Dealer
Unknown
(9/8/01)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001.22.1.2 | Tapa cloth flower |
Tapa
|
Rimatara
| |
| 2001.22.1.1 | Tapa cloth flower |
Tapa
|
Rimatara
| |
| 2001.22.1.3 | Tapa cloth flower |
Tapa
|
Rimatara
| |
| 2001.22.4 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, large |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 2001.22.3 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, small |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 2002.18.1 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga
| |
| 14-29-70/85717 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51703 | Large tapa curtain |
Tapa
|
Naroi
Moala | |
| 90-17-70/48435.7 | Decorated tapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 12-31-70/84109 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
Samoa | |
| 99-15-70/53900 | Decorated tapa |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 14-29-70/85716 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
|