Tapa, Tonga, Oceanian art, tribal art, Oceania, fabric, First arts

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1.100 €
20th century
Tribal Art
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    Fragment of a huge "Ngatu" tapa collected from the Tonga Islands in Polynesia. Tapa is the first fabric available in the Pacific. Its uses were varied: clothes, shrouds, blankets, mosquito nets, bags, prestige money. Tapas made in Tonga are made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree. The bast from the bark is extracted and left to ret before being threshed and dried. The bark is struck using a mallet or tapa beater which compacts the fibers and welds them together. The patterns drawn abstractly and symbolically evoke important events, ancestral myths and legends. In Europe, the tapa is to be considered as a painting that we put on the wall. Beaten bark and natural pigments based on mangrove roots.

     

    Ref: J6ILFP4A6B

    Condition Good
    Style Tribal Art (Oceanic Clothes of Tribal Art Style)
    Period 20th century (Oceanic Clothes 20th century)
    Length (cm) 400 cm
    Width (cm) 142 cm
    Shipping Time Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days
    Location 22700, louannec, France
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