tapa cloth

Small siapo or ngatu (tapa cloth). Probably from Samoa or Tonga. Two different pigments are used - orange and dark brown. Design includes Triangles and linear lines.

Details

Catalog Number: A2009:10:201

Object Name: tapa cloth

Material: PLANT FIBERSPIGMENT

Dimensions:

• Length: 41 cm
• Width: 28 cm

World Region: Oceania

Place Made: Samoa or Tonga

Date Made: 20th Century

Collection: Anthropology