Tapa (Siapo)
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Caption
Samoan. Tapa (Siapo), late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, a: 48 1/4 × 49 3/16 in. (122.5 × 125 cm) b: 27 9/16 × 51 1/2 in. (70 × 130.8 cm) c folded: 18 1/8 × 23 5/8 in. (46 × 60 cm) e folded: 26 × 20 1/4 in. (66 × 51.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Adelaide Goan, 55.96.106. Creative Commons-BY
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Collection
Culture
Title
Tapa (Siapo)
Date
late 19th–mid 20th century
Geography
Place made: Samoa
Medium
Barkcloth, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
a: 48 1/4 × 49 3/16 in. (122.5 × 125 cm) b: 27 9/16 × 51 1/2 in. (70 × 130.8 cm) c folded: 18 1/8 × 23 5/8 in. (46 × 60 cm) e folded: 26 × 20 1/4 in. (66 × 51.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Adelaide Goan
Accession Number
55.96.106
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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