Tongan and Samoan
Tapa Cloth
Tongan or Samoan, 1933-1966
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Bark, pigments, 81 9/16 x 38 9/16 in. (207.2 x 98 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Money, Baltimore
Object Number
1999.757
Painted pattern line and triangles; stenciled design includes straight lines and hatching.
Inscribed: Masking tape label on reverse: 'This tapa cloth was purchased in Dunedin, N.Z. in 1945 and was at that time worn and old. /John Money/Baltimore 6/17/84' (/ indicates line break)
