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Tapa (Ngatu)

Tongan

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Caption

Tongan. Tapa (Ngatu), late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 56 7/8 × 75 3/8 in. (144.5 × 191.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Carll H. de Silver Fund, 45.176.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Tongan

Title

Tapa (Ngatu)

Date

late 19th–mid 20th century

Geography

Place made: Tonga

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

56 7/8 × 75 3/8 in. (144.5 × 191.5 cm)

Credit Line

Carll H. de Silver Fund

Accession Number

45.176

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Artists and makers

Tongan

21 works in the collection