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<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.55.32_acetate_bw.jpg)
Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.55.32_acetate_bw.jpg)
<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.55.32_acetate_bw.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.55.32_acetate_bw.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_overall.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_overall.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.55.32.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.55.32.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.55.32_print_bw.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.62.55.32_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail04.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail04.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail01.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail01.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_number.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_number.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail02.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail02.jpg)

<em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail03.jpg)

Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.62.55.32_detail03.jpg)

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Tapa Cloth (Maro)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

MEDIUM Barkcloth, pigment
  • Place Made: Lake Sentani, Papua Province, Indonesia
    • DATES early to mid–20th century
    DIMENSIONS 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 62.55.32
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Stanley Ross
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Tapa Cloth (Maro), early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.55.32_acetate_bw.jpg)
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    <em>Tapa Cloth (Maro)</em>, early to mid–20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 34 13/16 × 20 11/16 in. (88.5 × 52.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Stanley Ross, 62.55.32. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 62.55.32_acetate_bw.jpg)

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