Samoan. <em>Tapa (Siapo tasina)</em>, late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 61 1/4 × 46 7/8 in. (155.5 × 119 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.43.201.105_view01.jpg)

Samoan. Tapa (Siapo tasina), late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 61 1/4 × 46 7/8 in. (155.5 × 119 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.43.201.105_view01.jpg)

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Tapa (Siapo tasina)

Arts of the Pacific Islands

CULTURE Samoan

MEDIUM Barkcloth, pigment

Place Made: Samoa

DATES late 19th–mid 20th century

DIMENSIONS 61 1/4 × 46 7/8 in. (155.5 × 119 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Arts of the Pacific Islands

ACCESSION NUMBER 43.201.105

CREDIT LINE Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks

PROVENANCE Prior to 1936, provenance not yet documented; before 1936, acquired by Henry Harlow Brooks of New York, NY; by 1943, acquired from the estate of Henry Harlow Brooks by an anonymous donor; October 26,1943, gift of an anonymous donor to the Brooklyn Museum.

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CAPTION Samoan. Tapa (Siapo tasina), late 19th–mid 20th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 61 1/4 × 46 7/8 in. (155.5 × 119 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.105. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.43.201.105_view01.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.43.201.105_view01.jpg., 2018

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