Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0355 | |
| 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. 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 | |