Unknown Maker, Samoan

Siapo Mamanu / Pupuni

Maker

Unknown Maker, Samoan

Culture

Samoan

Title

Siapo Mamanu / Pupuni

Year

1800s-early 1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bark

Geography

Place Made: probably; Place Made: Samoa

Dimensions

Length: 213.4 cm (84 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Henry F. Carr

Object Number

26.027

Type

Exhibition History

Cloth Without Weaving
Beaten Barkcloth of the Pacific Islands
Nov 01, 2000 – Feb 18, 2001

Label copy

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
Jul 17, 1992 – Oct 18, 1992

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Samoan
Siapo Mamanu / Pupuni, 1800s-early 1900s
Beaten bark fiber, freehand painting
Length: 213.4 cm (84 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Henry F. Carr 26.027

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