Tapa cloth
Unknown Maker
Rectangle of two thicknesses, printed in dark brown in design of striated diagonals within tall rectangles. Dark triangles of solid shiny pigment may be painted. Lozenge pattern border at one end.
Credit: Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim
19th century
Medium: bark Technique: painted
1958-140-10
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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