Artifact Number:
 02961

Object:
Clothing, tapa
fusi

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 3 m 60 x 66 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Waistband worn about the loins as malo. Of beige barkcloth w/ thin black border. Designs - applied freehand (siapo tusilima) - of black faa masina (rolled pandanus leaves) & faa gogo (birds tossed in wind). 1 sheet, 2 adhered layers. Good condition except for minor insect damage & discoloration.



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