Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1995-0003-0001 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | American Samoa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Tutuila; Village: Laulii | |
| Maker's Name | Salavau Mamea | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Sap from o'a tree | |
| Description | Tapa cloth with a design field stamped all over with a light brown pattern, then divided into 24 painted rectangular panels outlined in black; Panels are arranged in 4 rows and 6 columns; Three different geometric patterns are painted in black and brown in the first three columns, then repeated in the other three. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 162.0, Length = 120.0 | |