Designer:

Aaron Bohrod, (American, 1907–1992)  Search this

Producer:

Riverdale Drapery Fabrics  Search this

For:

Associated American Artists, New York, NY  Search this

Medium:

Medium: cotton Technique: screen printed on plain weave Label: screen printed cotton

Dimensions:

H x W: 153.7 x 120.7 cm (60 1/2 x 47 1/2 in.)

Type:

printed, dyed & painted textiles

Textile

Object Name:

Textile

Made in:

USA

Date:

1952

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Length of printed cotton with an irregular grid of Polynesian motifs including a tree house and a group of thatched-roof huts. Additional motifs are: palm trees, seashells, turtles, fish, birds, and lizards; an archer; three men in a canoe; a man carrying bunches of fruit; masks; and a variety of patterns similar to those used on tapa (beaten bark cloth), in shades of brown, light blue, pink and yellow on an off-white ground.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase from General Acquisitions Endowment Funds

Accession Number:

1995-48-2

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/kq43682d9ec-fc28-458b-b273-f092796a1bc6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1995-48-2