Artifact Number:
 02216

Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 2 m 96 cm x 2 m 22 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Heavy varnish figures on barkcloth decorated w/ zigzags, freehand solid & hatched triangles, birds in black dye. Uncolored "fringe" @ 3 edges. 1 sheet, 2 adhered layers. Poor condition: many splits, brittle, subject to cracking.

This object is associated with JS Emerson

Collection Name: JS Emerson Collection

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