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: A/TONG/44

: British Empire & Commonwealth

: Barkcloth

: Four panels of a presentation tapa cloth. Outer panel numbers 1-4. Bird deign in each panel and patterns including the arms of Tonga. The edges have been sealed with masking tape. Holes through the edge where it has been nailed or hung for display. Communal efforts at making Tapa cloth – made for weddings or important people.

: Commonwealth Institute Collection

: Tonga, Oceania / Polynesia, Pacific

: Transferred from the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 2012