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Object Number
00-8-70/55336
Display Title
Large, carved wooden board for printing tapa
Descriptions
Object Description
Large, carved wooden board for printing tapa
Inventory Description
Carving, wood, rectangular, curved, geometric carved designs
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 260 x 37.5 x 1.5 cm (102 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55336; coo#e# for printing Tapa/RARE
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1899-1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1899-1900)
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(1899-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-15-70/53874 | (de papa fafi) board over which tapa printing strip is secured |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
|
| 99-15-70/53875 | (de papa fafi) board over which tapa printing strip is secured |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
| 00-8-70/55338 | Tapa pattern print board |
Textileworking
|
Tonga
Samoa? | |
| 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
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.3 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 99-15-70/53872 | Strip for printing tapa (kupesi) |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
Tonga | |
| 00-8-70/55347.5 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 39-93-60/6044 | Wooden printing block |
Carving
|
Yunnan
| |
| 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
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.10 | Palm-leaf printing form (flying fish or bird) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
|