Siapo

Siapo (bark cloth) painted freehand - siapo mananu, in red, black and yellow with triangles (trochus shell pattern) with a net pattern in the centre. The edges are cut in points. A label is sewn on inscribed: 'Samoan Dress. Made of tree fibre.' Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5503
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Siapo
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1896
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 1720 mm x 1390 mm