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Photo by Kate Macuen
Tapa Cloth
Photo by Kate Macuen
Photo by Kate Macuen
DepartmentOceania

Tapa Cloth

NameTapa Cloth
CultureTonga
Place madeTonga / Kingdom of Tonga, Oceania
Mediumbark
Dimensionsoverall: 1 M 22 CM X 1 M 58 CM
Object numberFA.1971.42.2
Collections
DescriptionBasic design squares and rerctangles, filled with leaf pattern. Colors medium and dark brown stain on natural fibre.
Photo by Kate Macuen
Tapa Cloth
20th century
Tapa cloth (Ngatu) with Tongan Coat of Arms motif
Tapa cloth (Ngatu) with Tongan Coat of Arms motif
1982
Colcha
Colcha
Artist Not Recorded
1750 - 1825
Carrying Cloth
Carrying Cloth
Artist Not Recorded
Tunic Fragment with Tabby Fringe
Tunic Fragment with Tabby Fringe
1100 - 1400
Piu piu
Piu piu
Collected in the 1830's
Sculpture
Sculpture
Artist Not Recorded
20th century
Jillāyeh, Jubbeh, or Durrā'a
Jillāyeh, Jubbeh, or Durrā'a
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1860
Attush robe
Attush robe
Unrecorded Ainu artist
late 19th to early 20th century
Embroidered fabric (pillow cover)
Embroidered fabric (pillow cover)
Artist Not Recorded
Shirt
Shirt
Artist Not Recorded
Headdress
Headdress
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 20th century
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