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Tapa cloth, white field; 3 vertical motifs, consisting of loosely bow-knotted bo
Tapa cloth, white field; 3 vertical motifs, consisting of loosely bow-knotted bo
Object Number 973-24-70/5372
Display Title Tapa cloth, white field; 3 vertical motifs, consisting of loosely bow-knotted bo
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tapa cloth, rectangular buff, pigmented floral boquet design, red and green, hol
Classification
  • Tapa
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Tonga
Additional Geographic Terms Polynesia
Materials Tapa, Pigment, Graphite, Dye, Paint, Ink, Inner bark fiber
Dimensions Overall: 109.5 x 37 cm (43 1/8 x 14 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-70/5372
Provenance
Collector Mr. Eliot Elisofon (1940-1972 - June 1973)
Donor Mr. Eliot Elisofon (1940-1972 - June 1973)
Donor Donated by Estate of Eliot Elisofon

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