Tongan tapa cloth

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Tapa cloth with dark brown and black design. Possibly lacquered.
Centre design of a crown from the Tongan coat of arms. Four 'scrolls' surround the crown.
Lower and upper border of star-like squares and triangles.
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Object detail

Maker
Media/Materials
Tapa cloth; bark.
Measurements
975 x 610mm
Production place
Tonga
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1961/2/41

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