Tongan
Tapa Cloth
Tongan, 1933-1966
Scroll
Tongan
Tapa Cloth
Tongan, 1933-1966
Physical Qualities
Bark, pigments, 172 7/16 x 76 in. (438 x 193 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Wittmann Family Trust, from the Collection of Robert M. Pierpont
Object Number
1999.505
4 strips with designs including wreaths, stars, leaves within triangles, and inscriptions (see below).
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift 1999; The Wittman Family Trust, from the collection of Robert M. Pierpont.
Inscribed: Inscriptions: 'TUIEUAPULEPULE' in each of 2 strips; 'KOESISIOALIPATE' in each of 2 strips. '38' at end of 1 strip.
