Tapa cloth

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Object Number 10-28-70/76087

Display Title Tapa cloth

Descriptions

Object Description Tapa cloth. Masi. Siapo. Cloth construction of Fijian origin with surface patterning (Samoan-style) in red-brown colorant through use of a design block with design features accented with overhand painting in darker brown; and additional free-hand painting of geometric and botanical motifs.

Inventory Description Tapa cloth, rectangular, natural with painted brown, black linear, floral design

Classification

Tapa

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Oceania / Fiji
Oceania / Samoa

Materials Bark, Pigment, Colorant, Beaten inner bark fiber

Dimensions Overall: 186 x 87 cm (73 1/4 x 34 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Provenance

Provenance Alexander Agassiz

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34-137-70/298	Piece of tapa cloth	Tapa	Niaufo'ou (Tin Can Island)
2000.16.1	Tapa	Tapa	Tonga? Samoa?
48-56-70/3125	Tapa cloth with brown and black geometric designs	Tapa	Samoa
37-50-70/617	Large piece of tapa cloth	Tapa	Samoa?
2002.10.1	Tapa cloth, siapo	Tapa	Apia
973-24-70/5368	Tapa cloth cut fragment	Tapa	Samoa Tonga
14-29-70/85717	Tapa cloth	Tapa	Fiji
67-9-70/122	Tapa	Tapa	Hawaii
19-39-70/D1271	Tapa cloth	Tapa	Samoa
98-8-70/51701	Decorated tapa	Tapa	Fiji
48-49-70/2922	Piece of tapa - white with brown designs	Felted	Samoa
99-16-70/53960	Tapa cloth	Tapa	Samoa

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