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Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237.jpg)
Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237.jpg)
Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.2237_bw.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.2237_bw.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.2237_print_detail_bw.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.35.2237_print_detail_bw.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment_detail02.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment_detail02.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment01.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment01.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment_detail01.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment_detail01.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment_detail03.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_fragment_detail03.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_detail.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_detail.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_inscriptions.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237_inscriptions.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.2237_detail_bw.jpg)

Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 35.2237_detail_bw.jpg)

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Poncho (Tiputa)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURES Possibly Niuean; Possibly Samoan; Possibly Maohi
MEDIUM Barkcloth, pigment
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES late 19th century
DIMENSIONS 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm) fragment: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)  (show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS Front: “Potu ma Latalo nae na_kai kia manatai mai ekoe / mautolu ne ne tao_lia leoe ma Latao n(m?)ae” Back: “Potu nae toe talia ni etalu(Etafu?) ti Ofi ifo ai a / fi me ki Alofi ma Patu nae me ?loa nako / nei ne ?loa naka(o?) / nei ne teuteri ai amautolu ki ofi ki Alofi n / nae” Fragment: "nautol(ie?)...i koe e ma(i?) nae Patu mo Latalo"
COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
ACCESSION NUMBER 35.2237
CREDIT LINE Gift of Appleton Sturgis
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Possibly Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237.jpg)
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Possibly Niuean. <em>Poncho (Tiputa)</em>, late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.35.2237.jpg)

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