Artifact Number:
 02222

Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 2 m 22 cm x 1 m 60 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Heavy beige barkcloth [Pupugi tusilima (freehand, wall divider] w/ marked triangular pattern, symbolizing trochus shells, in dark brown dye. Fringed on 3 sides. Severe insect damage along fold lines.

This object is associated with JS Emerson

Collection Name: JS Emerson Collection

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