Samoan and Samoan
Tapa Cloth
Samoan, 1919-1938
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bark, pigment, 71 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. (181.6 x 97.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Mary Moore Webster
Object Number
1955.70
Tapa cloth design painted in glossy brown: 1 lengthwise stripe made up of 1 rectangle containing diagonal stripes, 1 rectangle with horizontal stripes, 1 rectangle with opposed triangles; repeat pattern length of stripe; repeat stripe; center: lengthwise stripe of brown triangles; followed by 2 more rows of rectangle pattern.
Brown pigment
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1955; Mrs. Mary Moore Webster; Old catalogue card says 'Brought to America, c. 1930 from Hawaii'.
Inscribed: None.
