Siapo

Bark cloth hand-painted in brown with a pattern of star fish and squares known as 'siapo mananu'. The edges are cut in points, suggesting it may be cut from a larger piece most likely a skirt or dress.

An attached paper label is inscribed: 'Native Dress made of tree fibres.' It was formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society, and is accompanied by a postcard stating that it was brought in 1896 by Miss E. Moore.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5501
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Siapo
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1896
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1690 mm x 1570 mm
Parts: Siapo