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Object Number
98-8-70/51691
Display Title
White tapa cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
White tapa cloth. Masi vulavula with four cut edges. Simple yet elegant rectangular, off-white colored barkcloth that is decorated overall with a repeating beater pattern. There is no applied pigment decoration an the cloth is the natural color of the inner bark fibers. It is made from a single thin sheet of well beaten barkcloth, and the fibers are so well macerated that there is no discernable grain direction. The beater pattern consists of a series of parallel lines oriented along the length. From slight misalignments within the pattern, it appears that the beater used was approximately 1-2 inches wide. The cloth is made from a single continuous sheet and no joins are present. All edges are cut. Throughout, there are several dark hairs beaten into the cloth.
Inventory Description
Tapa cloth, rectangular, natural, plain
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Bark, Beaten inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 101.5 cm (39 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-9-70/120 | Fine tapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 94-18-70/51050.2 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 56-41-70/3801 | Piece of white tapa (9' 6" x 13' 5") |
Tapa
|
Society Islands
Tahiti | |
| 85-7-70/37613 | Small kapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Honolulu County
| |
| 90-17-70/48433.3 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 94-10-70/48374 | Kapa |
Shirt
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 32-62-70/D4113 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 90-17-70/48433.2 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 14-23-70/85657 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 67-9-70/122 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 88-51-70/51524 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
Tonga | |
| 34-137-70/298 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
|