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Object Number
99-1-70/52211
Display Title
Tapa cloth, white
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth, white. Similar to a Fijian masi vulavula with diamond shaped fills and overlapping sections with diagonal beater marks. Additional object description notes under conservation.
Inventory Description
Tapa cloth, rectangular, natural color, plain
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Additional Geographic Terms
Pacific Islands
Materials
Bark, Beaten inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 246 x 87 cm (96 7/8 x 34 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ballestier
(1845-1846)
Intermediary
Dr. Walter Faxon
Donor
Heirs of Warren Delano
(1899)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94-18-70/51050.2 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51702.1 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51691 | White tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 36-45-70/335 | Long piece of black and white tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 32-62-70/D4113 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 11-2-70/83939 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 15-39-70/86663 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 11-2-70/83940 | Thin white tapacloth, Masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 14-29-70/85717 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 99-1-70/52212 | Tapa cloth, white |
Tapa
|
Hawaii County?
| |
| 34-137-70/298 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 10-28-70/76087 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
Fiji |