Bark Cloth
58-17-31
From: Samoa Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 58-17-31 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Samoa Islands (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment |
| Description | Large piece. Background in orangish-tan. Simple, large designs of vertical elements enclosing diagonal lines with squares formed by thinner horizontal lines. Occasional small solid circles spaced haphazardly and curlicue designs on sides. Paint is medium brown, centers of vertical and diagonal lines in smudged black; circles are dark brown. Shows evidence of use. |
| Length | 226 cm |
| Width | 194 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Harry B. Wright, 1958 |
| Other Number | 58-17-30B - Other Number |
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