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Tapa (Kapa)

Hawaiian

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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.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Hawaiian

Title

Tapa (Kapa)

Date

18th–mid 19th century

Geography

Place made: Hawai‘i, United States

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

39 3/8 x 40 9/16 in (100 x 103 cm)

Credit Line

Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund

Accession Number

37.2990PA

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Artists and makers

Hawaiian

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