| Brief Description |
Siapo mamanu or barkcloth (tapa); Samoa; made from inner bark paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera); siapo mamanu is a type of Samoan barkcloth with freehand painted patterns; with a black and brown resinous glaze of o'a sap mixed with charcoal from lama nut kernels. Narrow black border, then wide dark brown inner border, then second narrow black border which encloses 16 rectangular sections patterned with two alternating designs; possibly starfish motif as well as a floral motif. Background infilled with fine brown paralles lines.
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