Bark Cloth

56-1-69

From: Samoa Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 56-1-69
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Description

2-ply. Light brown with decoration of deep mahogany and black varnish; slight border on long sides; complex band at each end and 3 similar horizontal bands which together with 2 narrow vertical stripes, divide the surface into large rectangles each containing a large mahogany disc with hatched border and a large black disc with rayed border.

Length 210 cm
Width 122 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Robert L. Steinmetz, 1956

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