Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0003-0013 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Island: Namuka-i-Lau | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Luseane (?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Vegetal dyes | |
| Description | Nearly square tapa cloth, made from strips of mulberry bark which have been beaten into thin sheets that are then overlapped and pasted together to form larger sheet; Central rectangular area is divided into four quadrants, and each quadrant is subdivided into two triangles, each containing a negative circular design on either a brown or black background; Series of multiple borders frame the central design, each border painted and/or stamped with a repetitive geometric design; All but one of the borders is black and white, the exception being brown; “Luseane 2x_?_†is written in ink on reverse; “MADE IN FIJI NAMUKA†is stamped and obverse; All four edges have been cut with a scissors. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 61.7, Length = 64.3 | |