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Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

FE001425; Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth); 1900s; Samoan

FE001425; Siapo mamanu (tapa cloth); 1900s; Samoan ; view Verso

Tapa, FE001425; cropped

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item details

NameSiapo mamanu (tapa cloth)

Production1900s; Sāmoa

Classificationtextiles

Materialstapa, bark cloth, dye

DimensionsOverall: 1175mm (width), 2420mm (length)

Registration NumberFE001425

Credit lineGift of Thomas Trood, 1917

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Category

Intended for: Rites & ceremonies
Made of: tapa
bark cloth
dye
Type of: textiles
About: Textiles
Influenced by: beating
Polynesian
Oceanic
Sāmoan

Place

Made in: Sāmoa
Influenced by: Sāmoa Islands

People & Organisations

Belonged to: Thomas Trood