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Tapa Sheet

Possibly Hawaiian; Possibly Cook Islands Maori

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Caption

Possibly Hawaiian; Possibly Cook Islands Maori. Tapa Sheet, mid 19th–early 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 93 5/16 x 74in. (237 x 188cm) folded: 24 5/8 × 20 1/16 in. (62.5 × 51 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 14.24. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Tapa Sheet

Date

mid 19th–early 20th century

Geography

Possible place made: Cook Islands, Possible place made: Hawai‘i, United States

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

93 5/16 x 74in. (237 x 188cm) folded: 24 5/8 × 20 1/16 in. (62.5 × 51 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

14.24

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Artists and makers

Hawaiian

105 works in the collection

Cook Islands Maori

6 works in the collection