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Tapa cloth, border, 4 sides, consisting of 4 blocks of stamped crosses, alternat
Tapa cloth, border, 4 sides, consisting of 4 blocks of stamped crosses, alternat
Object Number 973-24-70/5363
Display Title Tapa cloth, border, 4 sides, consisting of 4 blocks of stamped crosses, alternat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tapa, rectangular, frayed one end, painted red, black geometric designs
Classification
  • Tapa
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa?
Materials Bark, Unidentified pigment, Binder, Inner bark fiber
Dimensions Overall: 187.5 x 142.5 cm (73 13/16 x 56 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Mr. Eliot Elisofon
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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