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Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982
Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982
Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982
Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982
Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982
Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982

Tapa painted bark cloth Art Collingwood Bay Tufi Papua New Guinea, circa 1982

$ 44.88

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Featured Refinements: Tapa Cloth
  • Color: Light Wood Tone
  • Maker: local artist
  • Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Style: Pacific Islands & Oceania
  • Condition: this is a vintage item purchased in 1982 and is in excellent condition for its age.

    Description

    a Papua New Guinea art bark cloth painting -
    painted with natural pigments on pounded mulberry tree bark,
    the bark is pounded, to soften it, making it into a cloth type of texture and it could be used as clothing
    this type of cloth is called
    Tapa
    it is from Collingwood Bay in the Oro Province in the north, around Popondetta
    by the Tufi People
    the decoration is linked to the culture, spirituality of the people and clan motifs
    measurements
    about 46.6 inch x 20.5 inch -