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Object Number
18-2-70/D1102
Display Title
Tapa cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth. Siapo mamanu. Rectangular, pounded off-white inner bark fibers The cloth is composed of two layers (in some areas three layers) beaten and pasted together with the fiber grains of each running parallel to the length. The overall application of paste yields a relatively stiff hand. Small branch holes are present regularly throughout the cloth. The finishing edges are cut. One side is decorated with a handpainted design comprising of a boarder with four bands of checkerboard patterns along the width that seperates motifs of zig-zag bands and diagonal lines. Three types of dyes or pigments appear to be present, a reddish brown (also present on the under layer) and a black brown which is applied over the the first; and a black ink or dye. There is no beatter pattern present.
Inventory Description
Tapa cloth, rectangular, painted black, brown and red geometric design
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Samoa?
Dimensions
Overall: 157 x 103 cm (61 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Sidney Clementson
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-23-70/85657 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 999-18-70/5804 | Bark cloth, Samoan siapo |
Tapa
|
Oceania
| |
| 48-49-70/2922 | Piece of tapa - white with brown designs |
Felted
|
Samoa
| |
| 34-137-70/299 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 80-24-70/23087.2 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 99-15-70/53901 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 11-2-70/83931 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 77-37-70/11692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pitcairn Island
| |
| 973-24-70/5365 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa?
| |
| 71-8-70/2899 | Small kapa cloth sample |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 85-7-70/37624 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 99-15-70/53900 | Decorated tapa |
Tapa
|
Samoa
|