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Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail01.jpg)
Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail01.jpg)
Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_folded1.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_folded1.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail05.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail05.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail06.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail06.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_folded2.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_folded2.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_number.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_number.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail03.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail03.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail01.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail01.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail02.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail02.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail04.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail04.jpg)

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Tapa (Kapa)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Hawaiian
MEDIUM Barkcloth, pigment
  • Place Made: Hawai‘i, United States
    • DATES 18th–mid 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.2990PA
    CREDIT LINE Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Tapa square with design divided into quarters and having opposite triangles filled in with small stamped figure, the other triangles being blank; colors are brown and black on white, with orange-red pigment used to make cross hatching. Condition: worn and torn
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail01.jpg)
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    Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 18th–mid 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2990PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2990PA_detail01.jpg)

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