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Accession No	1955.69
Name/Title	TAPA: SIAPO MAMANU
Brief Description	Barkcloth (tapa) made from inner bark paper Mulberry tree (Broussonetia Papyrifera; siapo mamanu.. Samoan barkcloth with freehand painted patterns with a black and brown resinous glaze of o'a sap mixed with charcoal from lama nut kernels. Two side borders of simple design. One end border brown / black triangles. No 4th border. Body of cloth decorated with alternating squares of diamomd shapes and 4 centipedes (fa'a atualoa) joined to form a star shape. Total of 35 squares; two layers.
Classification	Household Accessory/Furnishings/Nomenclature
Primary Prod Place	Samoa
Measurement Reading	155.2 x 102.3cm
Signature/Marks	"14/6/55/ Presented by Mr W.L.Fowler/Wanganui East"

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