Catalog Number | CAS 2001-0004-0001 | |
Category | Textiles | |
Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
Culture | Melanesian: possibly Nakanai | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s to 1965 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Breadfruit fiber; Native dyes | |
Description | Irregularly shaped piece of tapa cloth painted with large stylized human face in colors of black, white, reddish brown, and blue gray on white background; Image covers entire surface of cloth; This item was probably designed as tourist art piece rather than as functional piece of tapa cloth. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 85.0, Length = 141.0 |