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Tapa (Siapo mamanu)

Samoan

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Caption

Samoan. Tapa (Siapo mamanu), late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 64 3/8 x 44 1/8 in. (163.5 x 112 cm) folded: 23 5/8 × 18 1/8 in. (60 × 46 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Casamajor, 40.385. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Samoan

Title

Tapa (Siapo mamanu)

Date

late 19th–mid 20th century

Geography

Place made: Samoa

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

64 3/8 x 44 1/8 in. (163.5 x 112 cm) folded: 23 5/8 × 18 1/8 in. (60 × 46 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mary Casamajor

Accession Number

40.385

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Artists and makers

Samoan

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