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Collections

Tapa Loincloth20th century

Not on view
Long horizontal strip of barkcloth with allover rust-orange and dark brown curvilinear and angular painted motifs on a natural cream ground
Narrow rectangular textile fragment with cream ground, decorated with bold rust-red curvilinear and scroll patterns arranged in diagonal flowing bands across the length, with fringed edges at left.
Title
Tapa Loincloth
Place Made
Papua New Guinea, New Britain
Date Made
20th century
Medium
Painted tapacloth
Dimensions
130 x 12 1/2 in. (330.2 x 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Ancient Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2011.56
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific