Tapa Cloth

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Tapa Cloth
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Datedate unknown
MediumBark with pigment
DimensionsOverall (Unfolded): 190.5 x 138.4 cm (75 x 54 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Beth and Dr. Paul Losiewicz
Object number2000.1.2
Not on view
DescriptionBundle of bark cloth with black painted design and lettering along one edge.
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Alternate Titles Bark cloth
Provenance 2000: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by gift of Beth and Paul Losiewicz.
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Tapa cloth fragment
Date: before 1927
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: 19th-20th century
Medium: Woven plant fiber, pigment
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Date: 17th-18th century
Medium: Embroidered linen
Object number: S2024.5.33
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: 20th century
Medium: Wool, cotton lining, thread, felt
Object number: 2023.10.14
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: c. 1920
Medium: Leather, thread, wool, dye
Object number: 2023.10.8a-b
Photograph by John Bentham.
Woman's Hair Decoration
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Ikat textiles
Unknown artist
Date: 20th century
Medium: Woven wool, dyed
Object number: 2023.10.17a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Pair of Shoes
Date: 19th-mid 20th century
Medium: Leather, metal
Object number: 2023.10.7a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Textile fragments
Amelia Blanford Edwards
Date: 400 B.C.E.-150 C.E., excavated 1888
Medium: Wool
Object number: S2024.6.9a-e
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Miniature Hat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root, maiden hair fern
Object number: 1984.497
Artwork is in the public domain. Image courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Museum of Art at Hamilton…
Miniature Hat
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root with maiden hair fern and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.495