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Object Number
99-15-70/53872
Display Title
Strip for printing tapa (kupesi)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kupesi
Object Description
Strip for printing tapa (kupesi). Coconut leaves with raised design made in palm rib.
Inventory Description
Printing block, palnt fiber slats, geometric design, braided fiber cord handles
Classification
- Textileworking
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Tonga
Oceania / Samoa
Oceania / Samoa
Materials
Plant fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 97.1 x 40.3 x 0.7 cm (38 1/4 x 15 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53872; Upet / Tapa Marker
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1898-1899)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55347.3 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.2 | Palm-leaf printing form (eel) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.1 | Palm-leaf printing form (eel) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.9 | Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.8 | Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.10 | Palm-leaf printing form (flying fish or bird) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.11 | Palm-leaf printing form (flying fish or bird) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.5 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.4 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.6 | Palm-leaf design template (kupesi): fish |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.12 | Palm-leaf design template (kupesi): dog |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.7 | Palm-leaf design template (kupesi): fish |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
|