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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0355 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1924-1925 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Native paints | |
| Description | Narrow rectangular tapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten flat; Finished cloth is natural off-white color except for simple dark black geometric band that is stamped and painted along both long edges; The same band with heavier framing lines is also stamped and painted in the central design field in a wide zigzag pattern, forming a series of large triangles along the length of the cloth, with each triangle containing one or two black floral motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 53.0, Length = ca. 327.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2006-0003-0012 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular tapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets that are then overlapped and pasted together to form larger sheets; This particular cloth appears to be made almost entirely from a single sheet of bark, with an additional pieced strip added along one long side; Overall design consists of a series of concentric rectangles that fill the entire design field; Each rectangle is outlined in heavy black lines and filled in with stamped repeating geometric motifs (diamonds, X’s, and straight lines) in either black or brown, alternating positive and negative motifs; White gummed paper label on reverse is stamped “MADE IN FIJI ISLANDSâ€; All four edges of cloth have been cut. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 61.9, Length = 94.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0003-0013 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Island: Namuka-i-Lau | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Luseane (?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Nearly square tapa cloth, made from strips of mulberry bark which have been beaten into thin sheets that are then overlapped and pasted together to form larger sheet; Central rectangular area is divided into four quadrants, and each quadrant is subdivided into two triangles, each containing a negative circular design on either a brown or black background; Series of multiple borders frame the central design, each border painted and/or stamped with a repetitive geometric design; All but one of the borders is black and white, the exception being brown; “Luseane 2x_?_†is written in ink on reverse; “MADE IN FIJI NAMUKA†is stamped and obverse; All four edges have been cut with a scissors. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 61.7, Length = 64.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0003-0014 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Island: Namuka-i-Lau | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Ofa Seru (?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Nearly square tapa cloth, made from strips of mulberry bark which have been beaten into thin sheets that are then overlapped and pasted together to form larger sheet; Central rectangular area is divided into two triangles (one painted black and the other brown), each containing a negative circular design; Series of multiple borders frame the central design, each border painted and/or stamped with a repetitive geometric design; All but one of the borders is black and white, the exception being brown; “OFA SERU 2x2†is written in ink on reverse; “MADE IN FIJI NAMUKA†is stamped and obverse; All four edges have been cut with a scissors. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.0, Length = 67.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0015-0004 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes from coal tar or shoe polish | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 56.0, Length = 122.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0437-0002 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 89.0, Length = 94.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0007 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Natural dyes from bark of mangrove tree (black) and from candlenut soot (dark brown) | |
| Description | Nearly square tapa cloth, made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets which are then overlapped and held together to form an even larger sheet; Front or top surface of the cloth is densely painted with a design consisting of a series of concentric squares, each painted with a different geometric pattern; A wide diagonal band crosses the center square; Predominant color in the designs is black, but a dark brown is used in the second to the outermost square; Reverse face is marked with ink,â€2 x 2 N. Ikitagaâ€, indicating the size and possibly where it was made. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 60.5, Length = ca. 62.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0005 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Marquesan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 68.0, Length = 116.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0006 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Marquesan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 88.0, Length = ca. 101.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0281-0042 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Marquesan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 214.5, Length = 251.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0005-0002 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper mulberry bark; Native dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 105.0, Length = 127.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0015-0003 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Apia, Western Samoa | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes from coal tar or shoe polish | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 82.0, Length = 115.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1986-0002-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper mulberry bark; Native dyes (derived from 'o'a [Bischofia javanica] sap mixed with charcoal or from lama [candlenut tree, Aleurites moluccana] kernels) | |
| Description | Rectangular tapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets, which are then overlapped to form a larger cloth; Design field is divided into a grid work pattern of 32 small square panels arranged in 4 columns and 8 rows, with adjacent panels separated by wide brown borders (border is missing along one side and one end); 4 of the horizontal borders are decorated with a repetitive negative triangular motif, while remaining horizontal borders show a negative 4-point star at the intersection of the horizontal and vertical borders; 3 vertical borders are decorated only with a negative central line, while the outermost vertical border is decorated with series of negative "X" motifs; Each of the 32 square panels within the design field is filled with a palm front motif with curved leaves, and the orientation of each motif is rotated 90 degrees in each adjacent panel; All designs have been executed in dark brown by rubbing the cloth over a design tablet, and then the palm front motif within each square panel was over-painted with a darker brown with a glossy sheen; Cloth has been cut along all four sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 82.0, Length = 170.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0002A |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.5, Length = 81.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0002B |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 63.5, Length = 81.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0437-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 121.5, Length = 146.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0357 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 132.0, Length = 173.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0004-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | American Samoa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s to 1950s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper mulberry bark; Native dyes (derived from 'o'a [Bischofia javanica] sap mixed with charcoal or from lama [candlenut tree, Aleurites moluccana] kernels) | |
| Description | Rectangular tapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin strips, which were then overlapped to form a larger cloth; Cloth has been laid over wooden design tablet and stamped 5 times with geometric register or panel that runs the width of the cloth and forms a overall design network of diamonds that are filled in with additional geometric motifs, all visible on the reverse; Stamped designs were then over-painted on front face of cloth in freehand technique, emphasizing some of the original motifs and also adding new ones, while still maintaining the overall diamond network; Stamped designs are done in a pale brown color and hand painted designs are in a darker brown color; Cloth has all four original edges. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 122.0, Length = 190.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0014-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1943 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular tapa cloth with an all-over stamped geometric pattern in brown; Design field on front is over-painted and subdivided into 56 smaller rectangular units, each containing either a four-petal floral motif or a large "V" shape, generally arranged in alternating rows and all painted in solid black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 250.0, Length = 195.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0005-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s-1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper mulberry bark; Native dyes (derived from 'o'a [Bischofia javanica] sap mixed with charcoal or from lama [candlenut tree, Aleurites moluccana] kernels) | |
| Description | Round tapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets which were then overlapped to form a larger cloth; Design field is divided into a series of concentric bands, painted with series of diamonds, plant motifs, triangles, and zigzag lines; Central design is a stylized floral motif; All designs have been drawn freehand, first in a brown dye and then over-painted in a darker brown dye with a glossy sheen; Cloth has been completely cut around perimeter to obtain its final shape. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 107.5 | |
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