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Unknown Maker, Tongan

Wrapper or furnishing fabric,

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Tongan

Title

Wrapper or furnishing fabric

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Beaten bark fiber,
  • burnishing with pigment

Techniques

  • Beaten bark fiber,
  • burnishing with pigment

Dimensions

109.2 x 170.2 cm (43 x 67 inches)

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

46.329

Wrapper or furnishing fabric

Exhibition History

Cloth Without Weaving

November 1, 2000 - February 18, 2001

Pacific Islands Tapa Cloth

July 17 - October 18, 1992
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