Artifact Number:
 02223

Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 2 m 37 cm x 2 m 30 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Heavy beige barkcloth (siapo tusilima) w/ floating black, brown & yellow motifs (triangles, circles, whirlings, centipede (atuloa) shapes). 3 edges have freehand black & yellow triangles forming a border, 4th edge has narrow solid black-brown line. Severe insect damage. Some color transfer from color motifs to undecorated areas after prolonged folding.

This object is associated with JS Emerson

Collection Name: JS Emerson Collection

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