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Bark cloth (tapa cloth)

20th century
Object PlaceSavai'i, W. Samoa, Oceania
Medium/TechniqueMulberry bark fiber, pigments; pounded, painted
DimensionsOverall: 128.3 x 138.4 cm (50 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Juraku Company, Ltd.
Accession number1985.399
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceGift of the Juraku Co., Ltd., to the MFA on June 26, 1985
Tapa cloth
1950–90
Tapa cloth
19th–20th century
Pictorial tapa
Artist Unidentified, Pacific Islander
mid to late 20th century