Tapa cloth

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Panel of tapa cloth painted blue and brown showing bands of chevron within a thin brown frame. Center of design composed of ten quatrefoils. Border of unpainted cloth.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium
Medium: mulberry tree bark (Broussonetia papyrifera); tapa Technique: beaten bark fiber, rubbed and hand painted
Type
non-woven textiles
Tapa cloth
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