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Large tapa cloth, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea. The tapa…
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Sydney
Date:
18-Apr-2021
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Large tapa cloth, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea. The tapa from this area was painted by women and prepared using the bark of the Broussonetia, cultivated near the dwellings. Depending on size, the pieces were used as men' s or women' s clothing, shawls or blankets. They constituted an important part of the gifts exchanged during marriages. The abstract and geometric patterns were drawn in black, then ornamented with red after the former had dried. The names of the patterns were often associated with plants, animals, or family or clan totems. Pounded bark and natural pigments. Provenance: Private Collection, New South Wales. Approx. length 145 x 79 cm
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Unclassified