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Object Number 2004.24.33709
Display Title Tapa pattern board
Descriptions
Object Description 1900-8-70/55338. x Ref. 304 T. Tapa Pattern Board. Tonga Islands
Subject
  • board
Department Photographic
Date 1996
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tonga
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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Tapa pattern print board
00-8-70/55338 Tapa pattern print board
Textileworking
Samoa?
Tonga
Dyeing tapa cloth, people, buildings
2004.29.24566 Dyeing tapa cloth, people, buildings
Tongatapu island
Printing tapa
2004.29.24525 Printing tapa
Tonga
Beating tapa
2004.29.24524 Beating tapa
Tonga
Fragment of tapa cloth, dark and light brown pattern, 13.5 in. l. x 9 1/4" w.
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Tapa
Samoa?
Tonga?
Fragment of tapa cloth, dark and light brown pattern, 13.5 in. l. x 9 1/4" w.
974-21-70/5430B Fragment of tapa cloth, dark and light brown pattern, 13.5 in. l. x 9 1/4" w.
Tapa
Samoa?
Tonga?
Peeling bark for tapa making
2004.29.24501 Peeling bark for tapa making
Tonga
Tapa cloth, rectangular folded, buff with diamond and dot pattern, pink other
80-24-70/23087.6 Tapa cloth, rectangular folded, buff with diamond and dot pattern, pink other
Tapa
Hawaii
Tapa cloth, dark and light brown diamond pattern. 64" l. x 63" w.
974-21-70/5429 Tapa cloth, dark and light brown diamond pattern. 64" l. x 63" w.
Tapa
Samoa?
Tonga?
Cut section of tapa
974-5-70/5434 Cut section of tapa
Tapa
Philippines
Tapa cloth
974-21-70/5428 Tapa cloth
Tapa
Samoa
(de papa fafi) board over which tapa printing strip is secured
99-15-70/53874 (de papa fafi) board over which tapa printing strip is secured
Textileworking
Samoa