Tapa cloth fragment

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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Tapa cloth fragment
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Datebefore 1927
MediumPaper mulberry tree bark
DimensionsOverall: 22.9 x 14 cm (9 x 5 1/2 in.) Frame: 43.2 x 35.6 cm (17 x 14 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Carnegie Corporation from the Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Object numberS2024.5.2
Not on view
DescriptionUsed for mats and loin cloths.
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Additional Details

Alternate Titles Bark cloth
Siapo
Provenance The Eliza M. and Sarah L. Niblack Collection
Markings Verso, lower left (black ink stamp): "EX NIBLACK COLLECTION"
Inscribed Verso, top left corner (adhesive label): "2. TAPA CLOTH. / PACIFIC ISLES (Samoa). / Made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree. / Used for mats and loin cloths by natives."
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Tapa Cloth
Date: date unknown
Medium: Bark with pigment
Object number: 2000.1.2
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Medium: Gold-wrapped silk
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Date: 17th-18th century
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Image Not Available for Mat
Mat
Date: 1850-1900
Medium: Natural and dyed cedar bark
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
Textile fragment
Date: 1800
Medium: Wool
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Unknown artist, Japanese
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Photograph by John Bentham.
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Date: c. 1870-75
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: 20th century
Medium: Wool, cotton lining, thread, felt
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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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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Unknown artist
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Medium: Woven wool, dyed
Object number: 2023.10.17a-b
Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Date: late 19th century
Medium: Cotton with silk embroidery
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Photo by Mark DiOrio.
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Amelia Blanford Edwards
Date: date unknown
Medium: Wool
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