Artifact Number:
 02228

Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 2 m 7 cm x 1 m 47 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Heavy, beige barkcloth (siapo tusilima = freehand siapo) w/ painted w/ black faa masina (moon motifs), gogo (bird), aliao (trochus motifs), tuli (bird footprint), atuloa (centipede motif). 1 sheet, 2 adhered layers. Insect damage in scattered areas.

This object is associated with JS Emerson

Collection Name: JS Emerson Collection

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