Artifact Number:
 02962

Object:
Barkcloth
Siapo

Material:
 plant (barkcloth)

Dimensions:
 3 m 13 cm x 2 m

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 White barkcloth w/ brown figures. Red-brown design applied via siapo elei (rubbing method) using hand-sewn upeti. Freehand rectangles & solid brown spots added. 2 wide white borders w/ numerical motifs (6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, & others). 1 sheet, 2 adhered layers. Slight insect damage.



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