About the Artwork
Tapa Cloth
no date
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Oceanian
Unknown
Bark cloth and dye
Overall (folded): 1 1/2 × 24 × 22 inches (3.8 × 61 × 55.9 cm)
Textiles
Oceanic Art
Gift of Frederick Stearns
99.5B5312
Public Domain
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Provenance
1892, acquired by Frederick Stearns [1831-1907] (Detroit, Michigan, USA) while visiting the Hawaiian Islands;1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Oceanian, Tapa Cloth, no date, bark cloth and dye. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 99.5B5312.
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