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Object Number
2003.38.4
Display Title
Tapa with crest
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa with crest; double layer bark cloth with brown and black pigment design of crest with crown between two boughs, two flags, cross within star of David, smaller crown, small stars, bird, swords?, banner with writing "KOEOTUA MOTOG KOHOKU TOFIA", surrounded by birds and lions, diamond border; folded; pigment run on border and centerfold; pigment loss; damage at folds and areas of black pigment; ring marks from glasses. Additional description under conservation report.
Inventory Description
Tapa, painted geometric border, crest in center, surrounded by painted animals
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1941-1945
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Tonga?
Oceania / Samoa?
Oceania / Samoa?
Materials
Bark, Pigment, Barkcloth
Dimensions
Overall: 143.5 x 151.6 cm (56 1/2 x 59 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Owner
Emily Stiteler
(11/2002)
Owner
Harry Stiteler
(11/2002)
Collector
William Breazeale
(1941-1945)
Seller
Harry Stiteler
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