Bark Cloth

Bed Curtain (uncertain)

97-120-709

From: Society Islands (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 97-120-709
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tahitian (uncertain) | Hawaiian (uncertain)
Provenience Society Islands (uncertain)
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment | Glaze
Description

Natural color with design in black. Oiled. Sleeping tapa (kapa moe). Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Tapa cloth bed curtain.” on Peale list.

Length 342 cm
Width 111 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-120-709 - Old Museum Number | 10579 - ANSP Number

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