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Collections

Ngatu (barkcloth)circa 1820–1860

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Polynesia: "Our Sea of Islands"
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Title
Ngatu (barkcloth)
Culture
Tāngata Tonga artist
Place Made
Kingdom of Tonga
Date Made
circa 1820–1860
Medium
Inner bark of the paper mulberry plant (Broussonetia papyrifera) and pigments
Dimensions
67 × 120 × 2 in. (170.18 × 304.8 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Jennifer and Steven Walske, through the 2026 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2026.23
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific