Tapa cloth
19th–20th century
Object PlaceSouth Pacific
Medium/TechniqueBeaten inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, natural plant dyes and resins, pigment. Freehand painted.
DimensionsHeight x width: 175.3 × 145.4 cm (69 × 57 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Helen S. Coolidge
Accession number63.185
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Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
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Provenance1963, bequest of Helen S. Coolidge, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 13, 1963)
1950–90
20th century
1900–25
early 20th century
1750–1800