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Object Number
00-8-70/55377
Display Title
'ahu (tapa / bark cloth)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
'ahu
Object Description
Tapa cloth. Please see conservation records for a detailed object description.
Inventory Description
Tapa, large buff rectangle with black pigmented floral and geometric designs
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
<State>
/
Niue
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Dimensions
Overall: 216 x 248 cm (85 1/16 x 97 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
00-8-70/55377
Provenance
Collector
U.S. Fish Commission Ship Albatross Expedition
(1899-1900)
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1899-1900)
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1899-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Alexander Agassiz
(1900)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. F. E. Lawes
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 973-24-70/5367 | Tapa cloth, scalloped borders, white field predominates. Triangle design |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
Samoa? | |
| 00-8-70/55378 | 'ahu (tapa / bark cloth) |
Tapa
|
Niue
| |
| 14-29-70/85709 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 18-2-70/D1103 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa?
| |
| 14-29-70/85717 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51703 | Large tapa curtain |
Tapa
|
Naroi
Moala | |
| 92-4-70/48378.2 | Tapa cloth sash of King's daughter |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 990-12-70/5776 | Bark cloth cut section |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 990-12-70/5777 | Bark cloth cut section. |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 990-12-70/5778 | Bark cloth cut section. |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 14-29-70/85714 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 56-43-70/3818 | Tapa cloth, table mat |
Tapa
|
Samoa
|