Artifact Number:
02959
Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo
Material:
plant (barkcloth)
Dimensions:
2 m 70 cm x 2 m 5 cm
Origin:
Samoa, Polynesia
Comments:
Barkcloth w/ white background. Design applied freehand (siapo tusilima) w/ shiny brown (probably w/ o'a: brown dye from o'a tree) & yellow (probably lenga) paintings of faa gogo [4-petaled "flowers" (birds in wind], faa auupega (net), & probably faa atuloa (centipede). 1 sheet, 2 adhered layers. Severe insect damage in limited areas.
This object is associated with Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Collection Name: Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Collection