Bark Cloth

50-22-5

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 50-22-5
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Description

Rectangular. Two-ply. Leaf decoration in yellow and in dark brown varnish, arranged in rectangles separated by narrow bands of blacks and chevrons; except for the border which is divided into triangles filled alternately with brown-varnish plants and with yellow hatched bands.

Length 181 cm
Width 142 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950

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