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Object Number 99-15-70/53889.1
Display Title Lau'a, tapa in process of manufacture
Descriptions
Object Description Lau'a, tapa in process of manufacture. A light weight, almost translucent, finely pounded cloth formed from a single layer of off-white colored inner-bark fibers. The grain direction of the fibers are parallel to the longest dimension of the cloth. The two long sides of the cloth retain its original pounded edge finish; the edges of the two shorter sides are cut. There are manufacture related bisecting horizontal and vertical fold lines are present throughout. Many branch related holes occur overall. Identifying number: Peabody Museum catalogue number in black appears along one edge of the cloth.
Inventory Description Tapa strip, loosely felted, buff, holes, creased, stained
Classification
  • Tapa
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Samoa
Dimensions Overall: 211 x 70 cm (83 1/16 x 27 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 99-15-70/53889.1
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth

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