Siapo

Siapo (bark cloth) painted in yellow, brown and black with a pattern of leaves within squares and triangles (siapo mananu). A the ends are panels of trianglular trochus shell patterns and the chevron designs derived from the older printing blocks or 'upeti' made by sewing pandanus teaves together. the item was formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5502
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Siapo
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1460 mm x 1270 mm