Bark Cloth

56-1-67

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 56-1-67
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Description

2, 3, or 4-ply. Light brown with reserved white areas and with dividing lines and occasional motifs in dark brown. Surface divided into large squares and long rectangles, some with single "windmill", some with floral motif, some divided into squares and triangles.

Length 287 cm
Width 269 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert L. Steinmetz, 1956

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