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Object Number
11-2-70/83940
Display Title
Thin white tapacloth, Masi
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa cloth known as masi vulavula, a white cloth. This cloth is very finely produced with vakadrau ("leaf-like" fringe) decoration with the triangle to diamond shaped pulled-over sections to close holes as decorative element, and with a top area with finely cut out small triangles. Additional object description under conservation.
Inventory Description
Tapa, fine translucent buff, fringed edge, horizontal folds, geometric cutouts
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Tapa, Beaten inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 201 x 58 x 0.1 cm (79 1/8 x 22 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
83940
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1896-1900)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-39-70/86663 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 32-62-70/D4113 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 98-8-70/51702.1 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 91-6-70/50769.5 | Tapa sash, Fijian masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 91-6-70/50769.3 | Tapa sash, Fijian masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 14-29-70/85717 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 99-1-70/52211 | Tapa cloth, white |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 11-2-70/83939 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
|
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for Smoke-toned tapa
| 36-45-70/337.2 | Smoke-toned tapa | |||
| 36-45-70/335 | Long piece of black and white tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 91-6-70/50769.1 | Sash of tapa cloth, Fijian masi |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51703 | Large tapa curtain |
Tapa
|
Naroi
Moala |