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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?
Oceania / Samoa?
Materials
Bark, Pigment, Barkcloth
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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