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Tapa tree
Object Number 2004.29.22266
Display Title Tapa tree
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Fiji / Viti-Levu Is., near Suva / 4 / Gift of Mr. A.G. Mayer, For description see over. Written on reverse of board: 12 / 4- Tapa or "Masi" tree (Broussonetia papyrifera) in a / native garden near Suva. The lateral branches / have been plucked off so that the main stem / grows straight upward. The tree is full / grown and is about five feet in height. The / tapa is made from its inner bark.
Department Photographic
Date 1880-1922
Culture
  • Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji / <State> / <County> / Suva
Materials Platinum print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.065 × 8.89 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by A. G. Mayer

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