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Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_overall.jpg)
Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_overall.jpg)
Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_overall.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_overall.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2993PA_view1.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2993PA_view1.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_detail01.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_detail01.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_detail02.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_detail02.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_detail03.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_detail03.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_number.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_number.jpg)

Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2993PA_view2.jpg)

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.2993PA_view2.jpg)

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Tapa (Kapa)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Hawaiian
MEDIUM Barkcloth, pigment
  • Place Made: Hawai‘i, United States
    • DATES 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.2993PA
    CREDIT LINE Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Strip of tapa with vermillion surface and design in small figures in broad bands alternately made of circles containing dots and squares attached in diagonal lines apparently representing a textile design
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_overall.jpg)
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    Hawaiian. <em>Tapa (Kapa)</em>, 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (82 × 23 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2993PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.2993PA_overall.jpg)

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