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Tapa cloth, siapo
Object Number 2002.10.1
Display Title Tapa cloth, siapo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Siapo
Object Description Tapa cloth, siapo vala with repeating fern/flower/checkered design in browns with overhand-painting in a dark semi-glossy reddish-brown. Some tears and insect damage. See additional information under Conservation.
Inventory Description Tapa, buff with brown and orange, geometric and figural designs, rolled
Classification
  • Tapa
Department Ethnographic
Date 1942 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa / Upolu / <City> / Apia
Materials Tapa, Pigment, Beaten inner bark fiber
Dimensions Overall: 160 x 165 x 0.1 cm (63 x 64 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.10.1
Credit Line Gift of Richard E. Bennink
Provenance
Collector Richard E. Bennink (June 1942 - 5/6/02)
Donor Richard E. Bennink (June 1942 - 5/6/02)

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