Tapa Cloth
Place made:
General region:Oceania
Culture: Native Hawaiians
Date: late- 19th-early- 20th century
Medium: Bark cloth
Dimensions:
length: 115 in. (292.1 cm)
width: 32 1/2 in. (82.6 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, bequest of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 2005.1.133
Label Text
Decorated tapa, or bark cloth, was used as ceremonial clothing for chiefs, and mats for ceremonial dances. Tapa cloth was also used as bed-sheets, and to partition off some areas of the house. (Label copy)
On view
In Collection(s)
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