Tapa Cloth
ClassificationsTextiles-tapa cloths
Datemid 20th Century
Collection SiteMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Made AtMorobe Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumBark cloth
Dimensions34 × 17 1/2 in. (86.4 × 44.5 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2017.10.61
DescriptionBark cloth from the Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. This object dates to the mid-20th Century. This bark cloth is decorated throughout with a dark red-brown and black painted pattern. The bold pattern is brown and outlined in black with edging detail. The edges are rough.On View
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20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
20th Century
mid 19th - early 20th Century
mid 20th Century