Tapa (Bark Coth)
Maker
Unknown, Maisin
DateLate 20th C.
MediumInner bark, mulberry saplings, pigment
Dimensionsc. 55 1/2” L x 23” W
Credit LineGift of Richard Arnold
Object numberOC2009.02.ARN
DescriptionTapa (bark cloth) with large free form meanders and several interstitial triangles and other geometric forms. In black and dark red on natural ground.
ClassificationsTextiles
Exhibitions
Entangled Intimacies
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