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Object Number
00-8-70/55378
Display Title
'ahu (tapa / bark cloth)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
'ahu
Inventory Description
Tapa, zigzag edges, black geometric and biomorphic designs on natural
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
/
<State>
/
Niue
Additional Geographic Terms
Cook Islands
Materials
Bark, Pigment, Inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 228 x 163 cm (89 3/4 x 64 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55377 | 'ahu (tapa / bark cloth) |
Tapa
|
Niue
| |
| 48-56-70/3125 | Tapa cloth with brown and black geometric designs |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 48-56-70/3129 | Tapa cloth with brown and black flower-like designs |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 43-32-70/2249 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pago Pago
| |
| 14-29-70/85710 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 19-39-70/D1271 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 05-2-70/64850 | Large piece of bark cloth or tapa |
Tapa
|
Rapa Nui
| |
| 34-137-70/298 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 34-137-70/299 | Piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
| |
| 44-20-70/2266 | Round piece of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 11-2-70/83937 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Taveuni
| |
| 98-8-70/51704 | Tapa cloth mat |
Tapa
|
Fiji
|