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Object Number
17-48-70/D791
Display Title
Tapa cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth. Appears to be one or two layers, medium-weight. Siapo tasina? vala?. Overall decoration rubbed from a design tablet in a matte reddish-brown dye/paint; free-hand overpainting in selected regions with a resinous brown-black. Very fragile. Returned to storage folded in a package 23"x14" and stored in box with other folded barkcloths.
Inventory Description
Tapa, folded, buff with black and brown linear designs, torn edges, fragmented
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa
Materials
Tapa, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 59 x 38 x 4.5 cm (23 1/4 x 14 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
50+
Label on object
17-48-70/D791
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. T.H. Tyndale
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-63-70/D3340B | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 29-63-70/D3340A | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 999-18-70/5833 | Barkcloth, tapa cloth, Samoan siapo |
Tapa
|
Oceania
| |
| 36-75-70/344 | Tapa cloth with black, white and light tan design |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 61-8-70/3939 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 29-63-70/D3340C | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 43-32-70/2249 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pago Pago
| |
| 54-29-70/3603 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 43-32-70/2248 | Decorated tapa |
Tapa
|
Pago Pago
| |
| 36-45-70/336 | Piece of brown tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 990-12-70/5767 | Bark cloth panel |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 990-12-70/5772 | Bark cloth cut section |
Tapa
|
Samoa
|