Object Number | 97-120-592 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Samoa Islands |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment |
Description | Natural color bark cloth with rubbed rectilinear pattern (upeti) and dark brown freehand over painting. Natural border with dark brown over painting in concentric circles and linear designs. Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Tapa dress [garment]. (Man’s).” on Peale list. |
Length | 210 cm |
Width | 155 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
Other Number | L-120-592 - Old Museum Number | 10623 - ANSP Number |
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