Artifact Number:
 02960

Object:
Barkcloth
siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 2 m 70 cm x 2 m 3 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Barkcloth w/ brown figures (dye probably o'a) of atuloa (centipede) & faa masina (rolled pandanus leaves). Design applied via siapo elei (rubbing method) using hand-sewn upeti. Minor insect damage.



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