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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Samoan
Title:Tapa Cloth (siapo)
Date Made:n.r.
Type:Clothing
Materials:mulberry bark; dyes
Place Made:Oceania; Polynesia; Samoa
Measurements:Overall: 44 in; 111.8 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1948.50.b
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. Sidney S. Williston
Access Restrictions:Offsite - unavailable
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College

Description:
Round piece of tapa (bark cloth) with geometrical designs in white, light brown, and deeper brown in center; geometric design in white and deep brown on border; outer edge cut in triangles of light brown and white.

Tags:
geometry; patterns; ceremonies

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