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Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall.jpg)
Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall.jpg)
Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_print_front1_bw.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_print_front1_bw.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_view1.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_view1.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail01.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail01.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail02.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail02.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail03.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail03.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail04.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_detail04.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_view02.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_view02.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall3.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall3.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_view2.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_view2.jpg)

Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_print_front2_bw.jpg)

Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.51.140.1_print_front2_bw.jpg)

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Tapa (Masi)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Fijian
MEDIUM Barkcloth, pigment
  • Place Made: Viti Levu, Fiji
    • DATES late 19th-mid 20th century
    DIMENSIONS 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands
    ACCESSION NUMBER 51.140.1
    CREDIT LINE Gift of John W. Vandercook
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Fijian. Tapa (Masi), late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall.jpg)
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    Fijian. <em>Tapa (Masi)</em>, late 19th-mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 1/2 × 118 1/2 in. (47 × 301 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.140.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.51.140.1_overall.jpg)

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