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Tongan and Samoan

Tapa Cloth

Tongan or Samoan, 1933-1966

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Tapa Cloth

Tongan or Samoan, 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Bark, pigments, 81 9/16 x 38 9/16 in. (207.2 x 98 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. John Money, Baltimore
Object Number 1999.757
Painted pattern line and triangles; stenciled design includes straight lines and hatching.

Inscribed: Masking tape label on reverse: 'This tapa cloth was purchased in Dunedin, N.Z. in 1945 and was at that time worn and old. /John Money/Baltimore 6/17/84' (/ indicates line break)

Culture

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Culture

Samoan

2000–2000

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