About the Artwork
Tapa Cloth
19th century
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South pacific
Unknown
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Overall (folded): 1 × 20 × 16 1/2 inches (2.5 × 50.8 × 41.9 cm)
Textiles
Oceanic Art
Gift of Madeline Benson
52.193
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Madeleine Benson
1952-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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South Pacific, Tapa Cloth, 19th century. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Madeline Benson, 52.193.
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