Tapa Cloth of the inner bark of a Mulberry tree pounded into cloth; design using plant motifs to create a free-form geometric pattern in light brown and dark brown on natural white ground; colors are derived from natural sources such as plants and tree sap.
a) Textile Panel of tan cotton with block print pattern of trees with flowers and roots in shades of deep turquoise, browns, and earth red; design looks painted with watercolor shading; a channel has been machine sewn at top for hanging. b) smaller fragment of same textile (2006:9:1).
Textile Panel of two borders from a wall scarf stitched together to show the end designs of hand-woven white cotton with stripes and laid-in weaving in red, blue and yellow; patterned bands, stripes and geometric linear motifs with architectural motifs at one end; traditional design.