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Object Number
2002.7.1
Display Title
Tapa cloth turtle painting in relief
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
ngatu; hiapo
Object Description
Small bark cloth "ngatu" of paper mulberry "hiapo", with two sea turtles in relief; signed
Inventory Description
Painting, rectangular, 2 sculptural sea turtles painted brown, black and buff
Classification
- Painting
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2001
Artist
Tomui
Culture
- Tonga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Tonga
Materials
Tapa, Paper, Mulberry wood, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 22.6 x 3 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2002.7.1
Credit Line
Gift of Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Provenance
Collector
Adrienne Kaeppler
(2001 - 2/22/02)
Donor
Adrienne Kaeppler
(2001 - 2/22/02)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-24-70/5366 | Tapa cloth fragment |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
| |
| 2001.22.4 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, large |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 2001.22.3 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, small |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 34-137-70/299 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 973-24-70/5368 | Tapa cloth cut fragment |
Tapa
|
Samoa
Tonga | |
| 29-63-70/D3340A | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 973-24-70/5370 | Tapa cloth cut fragment |
Tapa
|
Fiji
Tonga | |
| 00-8-70/55342 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Eua Island
| |
| 88-51-70/51524 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
Tonga | |
| 77-37-70/11692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pitcairn Island
| |
| 967-32-70/4634 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga
| |
| 12-31-70/84109 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
Samoa |