Textile Panel to accessorize matching dress of Siapo cloth, made from pounding the inner bark of the Mulberry tree

Title
Textile Panel to accessorize matching dress of Siapo cloth, made from pounding the inner bark of the Mulberry tree
LC Subject
textiles (visual works)
Donor
Christensen, Dr. B.
Description
Textile Panel to accessorize matching dress of Siapo cloth, made from pounding the inner bark of the Mulberry tree, with painted designs in black, brown and clay red on natural white ground; can be used as a wrap skirt to go underneath dress or as a hanging.
Motif
Geometric Plant Design
Work Type
Textile Panel
Location
Samoa
Date
1901/2000
Identifier
1974.001.001
Rights
In Copyright
License
Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Material
Bark Cloth
Technique
Pounding the inner bark of the Mulberry tree into cloth
Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Primary Set
Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
Institution
Oregon State University
Note
Dyes are derived from the O'A tree and Kukui Nut, Mangrove tree, Turmeric.