Tapa cloth

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Panel of tapa cloth painted to show allover design of light grey lines with larger geometric pattern of triangles and vertical lines in dark brown.
late 19th–early 20th century
Accession Number
1971-84-3
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
non-woven textiles
Tapa cloth
Medium
Medium: mulberry tree bark (Broussonetia papyrifera); tapa Technique: beaten bark fiber, rubbed and hand painted
Dimensions
H x W: 139.7 x 123.2 cm (55 in. x 48 1/2 in.)
possibly made in
Samoa
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Textiles Department
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1971-84-3
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41948b176-b499-48cd-9111-b44baac9b5ac
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