Samoan. <em>Tapa (Siapo mamanu)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 55 1/2 x 48 5/8 in. (141 x 123.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 35.1579. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.1579_glass_bw.jpg)

Tapa (Siapo mamanu)

Artist:Samoan

Medium: Barkcloth, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

Samoa
Leone, Tutuila, American Samoa, United States

Dates:late 19th century

Dimensions: 55 1/2 x 48 5/8 in. (141 x 123.5 cm) folded: 27 15/16 × 25 9/16 in. (71 × 65 cm)

Collections:

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Accession Number: 35.1579

Image: 35.1579_glass_bw.jpg,

Brooklyn Museum