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Object Number 2003.38.1
Display Title Tapa with military insignia
Descriptions
Object Description Tapa with military insignia; double layer bark cloth with dark brown pigment design of crossed rifles with "147" above and "C" below, floral designs and crosses, surrounded by circle; pencil outline; thumb tack marks; insect damage; folded. Additional description under conservation report.
Inventory Description Tapa, square, painted military insignia design
Classification
  • Tapa
Department Ethnographic
Date 1941-1945
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tonga?
Oceania / Samoa?
Dimensions Overall: 76 x 107 cm (29 15/16 x 42 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Owner Harry Stiteler (11/2002)
Owner Emily Stiteler (11/2002)
Collector William Breazeale (1941-1945)
Seller Harry Stiteler

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