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Tapa decorated in white, brown and yellow with a conventional floral decoration
Tapa decorated in white, brown and yellow with a conventional floral decoration
Object Number 2004.29.24733
Display Title Tapa decorated in white, brown and yellow with a conventional floral decoration
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Samoa Island / Polynesia / Tapa of polychrome bark: white, black and yellow. Decoration of fish and foliage.
Subject
  • Tapa
  • Design
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Samoan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 14.605 × 12.3825 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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