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Samoan, Probably Samoa

Siapo Mamanu, 1800s-early 1900s

Description

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Samoan

Title

Siapo Mamanu

Year

1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Beaten bark fiber, freehand painting

Materials/Techniques

Materials

bark

Techniques

Dimensions

Length: 213.4 cm (84 inches)

Place

Probably; Samoa

Type

Textiles

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry F. Carr

Object Number

26.027

Exhibition History

Cloth Without Weaving

November 1, 2000 - February 18, 2001

The size of this tapa (86 x 64") suggests that it could have been used as portable architecture, perhaps a room divider, mosquito screen, or ceremonial backdrop. The brown-and-black color scheme, the checkerboard and starfish motifs, and the overall composition of this freehand painted design are all characteristic of Samoan manufacture.

Pacific Islands Tapa Cloth

July 17 - October 18, 1992

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