Image

Unknown Maker, Polynesian

Tapa (bark cloth) fragment,

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Polynesian, Samoan, Tongan

Title

Tapa (bark cloth) fragment

Medium

bark

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia Papyrifera),
pigment; processed inner tree bark

Techniques

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia Papyrifera),
pigment; processed inner tree bark

Dimensions

Length: 45.7 cm (18 inches)

Type

Textiles

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

INV2003.480

About

Tapa (bark cloth) fragment

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