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Tapa cloth

Tapa cloth

1950–90
Medium/TechniqueInner bark fibers of mulberry tree, pounded into paper and painted
DimensionsOverall: 96.5 x 143.5 cm (38 x 56 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Genevieve McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation
Accession number2013.37
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBetween about 1965 and 1990, acquired by Genevieve McMillan (b. 1922 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA; 2008, to the Genevieve McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation, Cambridge; 2013, gift of the Genevieve McMillan and Reba Stewart Foundation to the MFA. (Accession date: January 30, 2013)