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Tapa cloth

MediumBeaten bark cloth and pigments

Dimensionsapprox. 62 × 49 1/2 inches (157.5 × 125.7 cm)

CulturePolynesia

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineGift of William W. Brill

Terms

Textiles
beaten bark cloth
Polynesian

Object number83.010.001

Collections

Asia and Pacific

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