Poncho (Tiputa)
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Caption
Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm) fragment: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237.
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Poncho (Tiputa)
Date
late 19th century
Geography
Possible place made: Niue
Medium
Barkcloth, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm) fragment: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Inscriptions
Front: “Patu ma Latalo nae na_kai kia manatai mai ekoe / mautolu ne ne tao_lia leoe ma Latao n(m?)ae” Back: “Patu nae toe talia ni etalu(Etafu?) ti Ofi ifo ai a / fi me ki Alofi ma Patu nae me ?loa nako / nei ne ?loa naka(o?) / nei ne teuteri ai amautolu ki ofi ki Alofi n / nae” Fragment: "nautol(ie?)...i koe e ma(i?) nae Patu mo Latalo"
Credit Line
Gift of Appleton Sturgis
Accession Number
35.2237
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