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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0002-0001   CAS 1993-0002-0001; Tapa cloth
Category Textiles
Object Name Tapa cloth
Culture Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region Oceania
Country Tonga
State/Prov./Dist. Vava'u group
County
Other Geographic Data Lua'afuleheu (?)
Maker's Name Sela Taufoou
Date of Manufacture ca. 1990
Collection Name N/A
Materials Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 198.0, Length = ca. 420.0