Bark Cloth

2003-33-20.2

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Siapo Tasina
Object Number 2003-33-20.2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Technique Beaten | Rubbed | Painted
Description

Small, rectangular piece with repeated rubbed, light brown desgin made wtih upeti design tablet. Dark overpainting. Stitching on three sides. Clearly combines with two other pieces: 2003-33-20.1 (1995.X.16152A) and 2003-33-20.3 (1995.X.16158).

Length 67 cm
Width 53 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16152B - Other Number | CIVIC1995.X.16152B - Other Number

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