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Tongan

Tapa Cloth

Tongan, Mid-20th century

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Tongan

Tapa Cloth

Tongan, Mid-20th century

Physical Qualities Bark, pigments, 48 7/16 x 37 in. (123 x 94 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Watchorn, Sykesville, Maryland
Object Number 1992.117

Inscribed: KOESILAOAMELIKA painted twice, on diagonals. The number '14' on plain side.

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