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Object Number
85-7-70/37609
Display Title
Tapa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tapa or Kapa
Object Description
Tapa cloth, dancing dress pattern
Inventory Description
Tapa, thin cloth, rectangular, dark brown or black stamped designs, natural background, linear and geometric designs, designs stamped in repeating bands
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1885
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Dimensions
Overall: 262.8905 × 110.4902 × 7 cm (103 1/2 × 43 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Alexander Agassiz
(1884-1885)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(04/25/1885)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-8-70/51704 | Tapa cloth mat |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 85-7-70/37612 | Table cloth of kappa |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 98-8-70/51706 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Fiji
| |
| 01-13-70/56761 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tahiti
| |
| 99-15-70/53903 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 00-8-70/55357 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Nomuka
| |
| 99-15-70/53899 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 11-2-70/83932 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tonga
| |
| 98-8-70/51692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Futuna Islands
| |
| 00-8-70/55417 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Aitutaki
| |
| 974-5-70/5434 | Cut section of tapa |
Tapa
|
Philippines
| |
| 67-9-70/120 | Fine tapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
|