Tapa (Siapo mamanu)
Arts of the Pacific Islands
MEDIUM
Barkcloth, pigment
DATES
before 1902
DIMENSIONS
22 1/16 x 166 15/16 in. (56 x 424 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
02.258.2671
CREDIT LINE
Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1902, provenance not yet documented; July 1902, purchased in Hawai‘i by George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward; December 1902, gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Long strip of siapo mamanu (barkcloth), sparsely decorated with dark gemoetric lined patterns and large open spaces with pointed hourglass figures (possibly flying foxes); used as a fusi (sash) or wrap
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Samoan. Tapa (Siapo mamanu), before 1902. Barkcloth, pigment, 22 1/16 x 166 15/16 in. (56 x 424 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2671. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.02.258.2671.jpg)
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