Tapa
Unidentified Samoan maker
collected 1838-1842
Bark, freehand painted and rubbed
Overall: 31 7/8 × 18 7/8 in. (81 × 48 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired in an exchange from the Smithsonian Institution
13.2.614
Geography
Place Made: Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
Place Made: Western Samoa, Polynesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Textile: Tapa
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
Studio Art 77.01, Senior Seminar II, Karol Kawiaka, Spring 2023
Studio Art 77.02, Senior Seminar II, Jen Caine, Spring 2023
Provenance
Collected by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (Peale no.1017),1838-1842; transferred by order of the United States Congress to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.(no. 2983), 1857; acquired by the Dartmouth College Museum, Hanover, New Hampshire, in an exchange, 1880's; catalogued, 1913.
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