Tongan tapa cloth

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Tapa cloth, dark brown and black in colour. Possibly lacquered. Side borders of decorated triangles.
Centre design depicts the crown from the Tongan coat of arms surrounded by leaves.
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Media/Materials
Tapa cloth, bark.
Measurements
630 x 940mm
Production place
Tonga
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1961/2/42

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