Bark Cloth

50-22-3

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 50-22-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Description

Rectangular. Two-ply. White with decoration in black-brown varnish and in yellow: 6 large blocks each consisting of 4 squares with floral pattern within a border of brown cross-hatching. Wide border divided into triangles alternately filled with hatched plant motif and with diagonal hatched bands.

Length 207 cm
Width 155 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950

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