Artifact Number:
 02230

Object:
BARKCLOTH
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth, coconut), textile (thread)

Dimensions:
 2 m 30 cm x 2 m 22 cm

Origin:
 Upolu, Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Room divider or curtain (pupugi) of off-white barkcloth (siapo) & sennit (afa). Doubled & stitched w/ foreign thread which is also used to secure the afa braided cordage. Used as a sleeping screen. From Malaafa, Tui Atua, Upolu. Slight insect damage.

This object is associated with JS Emerson

Collection Name: JS Emerson Collection

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