Bark Cloth

56-1-73

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 56-1-73
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment | Glaze
Description

Deep mahogany varnish with considerable decoration in black: border of checkerboard and "windmill"; surface divided into large squares and bands with masses of black. Sometimes around open circle.

Length 190 cm
Width 146 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert L. Steinmetz, 1956

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