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1937

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Tapa Cloth (Fiji)

This is a Tapa cloth. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1937. Its medium is paper mulberry bark (broussonetia papyrifera); tapa and its technique is beaten. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by Helen S. Stone and Bromley S. Stone. It is credited Gift of Miss Helen S. Stone and Bromley S. Stone.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 78.7 x 153 cm (31 x 60 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Tapa Cloth (Fiji); paper mulberry bark (broussonetia papyrifera); tapa; H x W: 78.7 x 153 cm (31 x 60 1/4 in.); Gift of Miss Helen S. Stone and Bromley S. Stone; 1937-35-40

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