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Samoan

Tapa Cloth

Samoa, 1919-1938

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Samoan

Tapa Cloth

Samoa, 1919-1938

Physical Qualities Bark, pigment, 81 7/8 x 48 7/16 in. (208 x 123 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dale C. Brumbaugh, Baltimore
Object Number 1996.132
Pattern created with design board; basic unit includes nested diamonds with floral center; rows of triangles between some nested diamonds Brown pigment

Culture

Samoan

2000–2000

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