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Tapa'i ngatu (tapa cloth)

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NameTapa'i ngatu (tapa cloth)

ProductionTonga

Classificationtextiles

Materialsbark cloth, tapa

Registration NumberFE008886

Credit lineGift of Mrs D Heenan, date unknown

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Category

Made of: bark cloth
tapa
Type of: textiles
Influenced by: Tongan

Place

Made in: Tonga