Tongan tapa cloth

Maker
Unknown Maker
Description
Black and brown coat of arms. The shield is dotted with brown. Lettering under the shield reads "KOEOTUA MOTOGA KOHOKU TOFIA". Possibly lacquered. The border pattern is of small open triangles.
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Maker
Media/Materials
Tapa cloth; bark.
Measurements
430 x 620mm
Production place
Tonga
Collection
Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1972/110/1

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