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What is a tapa cloth used for?
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Tapa cloth is a textile used to create garments, as well as for bedding and wall hangings. Artisans make it out of dried bark rather than yarn. Indigenous people in the Pacific Islands produce various types of tapa cloth. Shop a collection of tapa cloth on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth
Located in Highland, IN
This striking piece of Samoan Tapa cloth speaks to the history of the South Pacific islanders who have made these beautiful barkcloth artworks for generations and with it's repeating...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Samoan Organic Modern Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
$1,800
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa cloth made from mulberry fiber with natural pigments, Fiji, mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Fijian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Early 19th Century Mounted Tapas Cloth
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good early tapas cloth from the early 19th Century.
The bark-cloth decorated in grey, black and ochre with stylised cactus like designs, various old repairs and patched and holed...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
Dimensions: 12” x 18”
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Tonga, Oceania
Material: Bark Cloth
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian K...
Category
Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Tapa Cloth from Tonga, Oceanic Art, 13'x16"
Located in Barrington, IL
Dimensions: 13” x 16”
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Tonga, Oceania
Material: Bark Cloth
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian K...
Category
Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
Early 20th Century Hand-Painted Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Located in Barrington, IL
Dimensions: 13” x 19”
Date of Manufacture: 1st Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Tonga, Oceania
Material: Bark Cloth
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
The Persian K...
Category
Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
