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Object Number
92-4-70/48378.3
Display Title
Tapa cloth sash of King's daughter
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kapa
Object Description
Tapa cloth. Siapo tasina. Medium-weight two layer cloth with decoration primarily on one side. Grain direction is lengthwise on face and rear. Overlapping pasted joins. Three edges are straight cut with the lower edge, cut fringes. Cloth was rubbed over a leaf design tablet in a matte reddish-brown paint with additional freehand painting in a glossy black paint; black lines at the edges, narrow lines in cross-shape and for solid circle motifs and half-moon motifs. See additional notes under conservation report.
Inventory Description
Tapa, rectangular, fringed ends, buff with brown linear, zigzag and moon design
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Additional Geographic Terms
Polynesia
Materials
Tapa, Pigment, Unidentified pigment, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 121.92 x 36.83 x 0.1 cm (48 x 14 1/2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48378.3
Provenance
Seller
Sold by
Mrs. E. A. Stoddard
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92-4-70/48378.2 | Tapa cloth sash of King's daughter |
Tapa
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Samoa
| |
| 37-50-70/617 | Large piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa?
| |
| 43-32-70/2249 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pago Pago
| |
| 967-32-70/4634 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Tonga
| |
| 48-56-70/3129 | Tapa cloth with brown and black flower-like designs |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 34-137-70/298 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 00-8-70/55346 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Eua Island
| |
| 92-4-70/48378.1 | Tapa cloth with fringe, sash of King's daughter |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 999-18-70/5841 | Barkcloth, tapa cloth, Samoan siapo |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 12-35-70/84187 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tutuila Island
| |
| 56-5-70/3773 | Large piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 990-12-70/5772 | Bark cloth cut section |
Tapa
|
Samoa
|