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Tapa (Siapo mamanu)

Samoan

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Caption

Samoan. Tapa (Siapo mamanu), before 1902. Barkcloth, pigment, 22 1/16 x 166 15/16 in. (56 x 424 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward, 02.258.2671.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Samoan

Title

Tapa (Siapo mamanu)

Date

before 1902

Geography

Reportedly from: Savai'i, Samoa

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

22 1/16 x 166 15/16 in. (56 x 424 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of George C. Brackett and Robert B. Woodward

Accession Number

02.258.2671

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Artists and makers

Samoan

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