Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0287-0003A,B | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth belts (2) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark | |
| Description | Pair of belt-like objects, each consisting of a rectangular sheet of tapa cloth with short fringes along one short end, tightly folded many times; Although separate items, the two belts are tied together at each end with a short length of pandanus-like fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = ca. 70.0 | |