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50-22-13

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 50-22-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Pigment
Description

Split palm. Natural except for a little black and green in borders forming diamonds. Diagonally twilled double cloth with no apparent beginning or end. Border along sides formed by resplitting the palm to make a smaller weave, separating the two parts of the cloth, and folding the two resulting rough edges together.

Length 150.5 cm
Width 72 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950

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