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Tapa Cloth

Tongan, 1939-1968

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Tongan

Tapa Cloth

Tongan, 1939-1968

Physical Qualities Bark, pigments, 166 1/8 x 83 1/16 in. (422 x 211 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Dr. John Money, Baltimore
Object Number 1999.760
Unpainted ends: diagonal line with triangles, nos. 42, 44. Rows 2, 11: painted ground. Rows 3, 10: triangles, floral patterns, ornaments. Rows 4, 9: geometric shapes. Rows 5, 8: birds. Rows 6,7: geometric shapes.

Culture

Tongan

2000–2000

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