Tapa, Rubbed and Painted
Unidentified Samoan maker
Bark, brown dye, rubbed and freehand painted
Overall: 59 1/16 × 59 1/16 in. (150 × 150 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.10198
Geography
Place Made: Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
Object Name
Textile: Tapa
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Provenance
Clara G. and Frank C. Churchill, Lebanon, New Hampshire; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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