Tapa Cloth

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Tapa Cloth
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Datedate unknown
MediumBark with pigment
DimensionsOverall (Unfolded): 75 × 54 1/2 in. (190.5 × 138.4 cm)
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.
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Object number: S2024.5.8
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Unknown artist
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Object number: 2023.10.3a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Unknown artist
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: c. 1774-1793
Medium: Silk
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