Bark Cloth

52-27-5

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 52-27-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Description

2-ply with a little 3-ply. White with light brown background design, divided into rectangles by lines of dark brown varnish, each rectangle containing a dark brown varnish motif (solid X, V, two triangles, conventionalized flower, etc.) According to collector, "very recent"

Length 332 cm
Width 205 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. H. G. Bullwinkel, 1952

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