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Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view01.jpg)
Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view01.jpg)
Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view01.jpg)

Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view01.jpg)

Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.96.jpg)

Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.05.96.jpg)

Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view02.jpg)

Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view02.jpg)

Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_number.jpg)

Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_number.jpg)

Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_detail.jpg)

Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_detail.jpg)

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Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Maohi
MEDIUM Barkcloth
  • Reportedly From: Society Islands, Tahiti, French Polynesia
    • DATES late 19th–early 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 05.96
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1905, provenance not yet documented; by 1905, acquired by Evangeline Leona Lewis Close (Mrs. Stuart Close) of Brooklyn, NY; 1905, gift of Evangeline Close to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CAPTION Maohi. Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view01.jpg)
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    Maohi. <em>Plain Tapa with Parallel Beater Marks</em>, late 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, 28 3/4 × 78 9/16 in. (73 × 199.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Stuart Close, 05.96. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.05.96_view01.jpg)

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