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Accession No	1802.90
Name/Title	TAPA: SIAPO MAMANU
Brief Description	Siapo mamanu or barkcloth (tapa); Samoa; made from inner bark of paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera); siapo mamanu is a type of Samoan barkcloth with free-hand painted patterns; brownish-black dye (o'a); brown border with pattern (like arrowheads) within border; cloth divided into 4 strips separated by same arrow-head pattern; decorated with one or two starfish motifs and one or two botanical motifs.
Classification	Household Accessory/Furnishings/Nomenclature
Primary Prod Place	Samoa
Measurement Reading	163 x 127cm

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