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Object Number
98-8-70/51706
Display Title
Tapa cloth
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth
Inventory Description
Tapa, rectangular, thin, fringed edges, designs overall, thick linear and geometric designs, brown and black pigments, slight exposure of natural background through designs
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Dimensions
Overall: 552 × 80 cm (217 5/16 × 31 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51706
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1897 - 1898)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1897 - 1898)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-8-70/51704 | Tapa cloth mat |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Futuna Islands
| |
| 01-13-70/56761 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tahiti
| |
| 00-8-70/55357 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Nomuka
| |
| 99-15-70/53899 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 85-7-70/37609 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55417 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Aitutaki
| |
| 11-2-70/83932 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tonga
| |
| 99-15-70/53903 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 34-137-70/296 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 99-15-70/53901 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 47-72-70/2776 | Tapa cloth with black designs and fringe |
Tapa
|
Fiji
|