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Tapa cloth
South Pacific
19th–20th century
Object Place: South Pacific
Medium/Technique
Beaten inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, natural plant dyes and resins, pigment. Freehand painted.
Dimensions
Height x width: 175.3 × 145.4 cm (69 × 57 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Helen S. Coolidge
Accession Number63.185
CollectionsFashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPanel or hanging. Dark brown and lighter brown pigment painted on surface in a geometric pattern. Top and bottom cut in pointed scallops. Worn and torn in several places.
Provenance1963, bequest of Helen S. Coolidge, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 13, 1963)