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Accession No	1941.49
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. Pattern divided into 3 bands with a row of triangles and two rows of diamonds in each band. The centre of the diamonds and of triangles have a free hand painted black or brown starfish shaped pattern. with a (+) through the centre.
Classification	Household Accessory/Furnishings/Nomenclature
Primary Prod Place	Samoa
Measurement Reading	116 x 169cm

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