Bark Cloth

22024

From: Samoa Islands | Upolu

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 22024
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Samoa Islands | Upolu
Date Made 1900
Section Oceanian
Materials Bark Cloth | Pigment
Description

Several layers felted together, hand painted. Criss-crossed by thick black, brown-edged lines, forming lattice. Diamond-shaped areas, subdivided into triangles, filled with sprays of reddish-brown and black leaves. Very poor condition.

Length 260 cm
Width 188 cm
Credit Line Gift of Henry C. Eckstein, 1900

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