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Tapa (Siapo tasina)

Samoan

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Samoan. Tapa (Siapo tasina), late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 51 3/16 x 49 3/16 in. (130 x 125 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.101. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Samoan

Title

Tapa (Siapo tasina)

Date

late 19th–mid 20th century

Geography

Place made: Samoa

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

51 3/16 x 49 3/16 in. (130 x 125 cm)

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks

Accession Number

43.201.101

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Artists and makers

Samoan

49 works in the collection