Medium:

Medium: mulberry tree bark (Broussonetia papyrifera); tapa Technique: printed and painted

Dimensions:

H x W: 16.5 × 4.4 cm (6 1/2 × 1 3/4 in.)

Type:

non-woven textiles

Tapa cloth fragment

Made in:

Samoa

Date:

early 20th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Painted and printed fragment of tapa cloth in blue.

Credit Line:

Gift of Elisabeth Aschehoug

Accession Number:

1941-57-6-f

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49133d714-9f32-4bda-84d6-52ce04e70734

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1941-57-6-f