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Tapa cloth

Tapa cloth

Medium/TechniqueBeaten inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, starch, natural plant dyes and pigment, starfish pattern, printed from wooden blocks and overpainted.
DimensionsOverall: 253.4 x 177.8 cm (99 3/4 x 70 in.)
Credit LineArthur S. Johnson
Accession number99.127
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ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1899, gift of Arthur S. Johnson to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1899)