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Catalog Number

CAS 1989-0015-0003   CAS 1989-0015-0003; Tapa cloth
Category Textiles
Object Name Tapa cloth
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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