Collector:

Jean T. Chapman-Mason  Search this

Donor Name:

Jean T. Chapman-Mason  Search this

Length:

99 cm

Width:

32 cm

Height:

5 cm

Culture:

Tongan  Search this

Object Type:

Barkcloth

Place:

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Polynesia

Accession Date:

17 Feb 2017

Collection Date:

2012

Notes:

Length of white tapa cloth with brown semi-circle decoration along 1 edge. Described by donor as: "Cut rectangular piece of tapa with freehand painted motifs (incl. no.s '1', '2')...This was part of a larger piece which was cut and sold off over time. Customers (both locals and tourists) aren't really interested in buying large pieces. (I deal in tapa in the Cook Islands, mostly imported...)"

Record Last Modified:

9 Sep 2019

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2069807

USNM Number:

E433813-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d2987d01-3b8b-409d-9613-e105a08fc7c1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12095789