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Object Number
2000.6.1
Display Title
Barkcloth, Samoa?, Fijian?, Niue?
Descriptions
Object Description
Bark cloth; tapa with unusual painted design; borders with stars, floral motifs, and linear designs; stiffen cloth.
Inventory Description
Tapa cloth, rectangular, painted linear, star, floral and geometric designs
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1945 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Materials
Bark, Pigment, Barkcloth
Dimensions
Overall: 128.8 x 206 cm (50 11/16 x 81 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Barbara Oldman
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Oldman
(1941-1945)
Donor
Barbara Oldman
(3/20/2000)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 974-5-70/5434 | Cut section of tapa |
Tapa
|
Philippines
| |
| 2003.38.4 | Tapa with crest |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
Samoa? | |
| 2003.38.2 | Tapa with crest |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
Samoa? | |
| 2003.38.3 | Tapa with American eagle |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
Samoa? | |
| 91-6-70/50769.2 | Sash of tapa cloth, Fijian masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 998-10-70/5761 | Barkcloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 91-6-70/50769.4 | Sash of tapa cloth, Fijian masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 12-35-70/84187 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tutuila Island
| |
| 44-20-70/2266 | Round piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 91-6-70/50769.1 | Sash of tapa cloth, Fijian masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 11-2-70/83931 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 99-15-70/53899 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
|