Place MadePolynesia
Title
Hiapo
Date 1880 - 1900
Mediumfiber
Dimensions68 × 88 in. (172.7 × 223.5 cm)
Object number00.200.452
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTapa Cloth (Hiapo), freehand painted tapa cloth decorated with delicately drawn abstract and geometric designs. Design includes a depiction of a square-rigged sailing vessel, men in western dress, place and/or personal names, and images of fish.ProvenanceNiueOn View
Not on view
19th Century
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1800s
Circa 1820-1825
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