Photo of collection object Tapa Cloth — Aboriginal Australian. Tapa Cloth, 20th century. Bark cloth, pigment, with mount: 27 1/16 × 15 15/16 in. (68.8 × 40.5 cm). The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection, 1989.51.61. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Tapa Cloth

20th century

Aboriginal Australian

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Aboriginal Australian
Classification: Textile
Formatted Medium: Bark cloth, pigment
Medium: bark, cloth, pigment
Locations: Place made: Australia
Dimensions: with mount: 27 1/16 × 15 15/16 in. (68.8 × 40.5 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Pacific Islands
Accession Number: 1989.51.61
Credit Line: The Adolph and Esther D. Gottlieb Collection
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Dominant Colors

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