Tapa
Date1800-1840
MediumBarkcloth, pigments
DimensionsObject/Work: 1410 x 245 mm
ClassificationsTextile
Terms
Object numberC09105
DescriptionLong strip of barkcloth decorated by rubbing it with a leaf-rib stencil block. the leaf-rib stencil has now been replaced by carved wooden stencil blocks. The rubbed design forms the basis for designs painted onto the surface with pigments using the key of the pandana fruit.Polynesia.
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1800-1900
1800-1900
1800-1900