Bark Cloth
97-120-588
From: Tonga Islands (uncertain) | Samoa Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-588 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Tonga Islands (uncertain) | Samoa Islands (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment |
| Description | Natural color bark cloth with rubbed rectilinear pattern made from pattern block (kupesi) and dark brown freehand over painting. Man’s garment (malo) (Peale) or Tongan tapa (ngatu) (Kaeppler). Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Tapa dress [garment]. (Man’s).” on Peale list. |
| Length | 227 cm |
| Width | 171.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-588 - Old Museum Number | 10620 - ANSP Number |
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