Artifact Number:
 02214

Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 3 m 77 cm x 2 m 79 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Heavy varnish figures on barkcloth decorated w/ bold geometric shapes & lines in black dye. Striped adjacent squares aligned diagonally to edges of siapo. 3 edges have undecorated fringe. 1 sheet, 2 adhered layers. Minor insect damage & foldline cracks.



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