Tapa Beater
Unidentified Samoan maker
Wood
Overall: 15 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1 5/16 in. (38.9 × 3.4 × 3.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.10197
Geography
Place Made: Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Textileworking
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Clara G. and Frank C. Churchill, Lebanon, New Hampshire; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.
We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu