Large rectangular cream barkcloth with painted black, light and dark brown decoration. The textile is seemingly from a larger piece, as part of the pattern is incomplete. The larger section has had 2 smaller pieces pasted on. Although the pattern is similar, the pieces are not matched up. The pattern consists of a subdivision into small rectangular fields by narrow stripes and bands. These contain geometric motifs, and are bordered with solidly coloured lines. The rectangular fields are subdivided by 4 black triangles.
barkcloth; textile; tapa
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