Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0017 | |
| Category | Textiles; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Tapa pattern board (?) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Possible pattern board for stamping designs on tapa cloth, carved from single, flat piece of wood; Overall shape is rectangular with rounded corners and large section has been cut away along one edge; One face only is shallowly carved with variety of floral and geometric designs, arranged in columns; If this is indeed a tapa pattern board, its carved designs are very shallow and more delicately carved than is typical. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 20.4, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 48.9 | |