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Object Number 2004.29.22118
Display Title Group of people sitting around a large masi (tapa or barkcloth) in Bau Island, Fiji
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Fiji Islands / Bau / Tappa painting at Bau / [verso] Tappa painting at Bau, Fiji (Waters photo.)"
Department Photographic
Date 1855-1920
Artist John W. Waters
Culture
  • Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Additional Geographic Terms Bau
Dimensions Overall: 13.6525 × 19.685 cm (5 3/8 × 7 3/4 in.)

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