Tapa Cloth
Physical description
Small rectangular bark cloth with designs painted in orange-brown, against a beige background. Designs consist of straight and curved lines intertwining to form abstract "X" shapes; additional ovals, triangles, and trapezoids throughout negative space. Orange-brown lines bordered with solid and dotted black lines; chevrons throughout negative space between decorative lines, also done in black. Designs are inside a rectangular border; done in orange-brown with black solid and dotted trim. Back of tapa is undecorated; maker information on label stapled to back.
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Materials
Date Made
Before 1994
Date Acquired
22 Nov 2023
How Acquired
Donated
Measurements
Overall: 47.3 cm x 92.5 cm
Object Number
3652/7