Place MadePolynesia
Date1800s
Mediumbark cloth
Dimensions12 × 32 in. (30.5 × 81.3 cm)
Object number1945.27.1
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTapa cloth (Siapo mamanu), rectangular piece of bark cloth with freehand painted geometric and floral design. Black, brown and ochre triangular design.ProvenanceAccession record: "Tapa cloth recently given the Society by Arthur W. Therrien ex-warrant officer in United States Navy brought from American Samoa".On View
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