Tifaefae

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Tifaefae. Applique embroidered quilt. Large square shape. Consisting of sixteen squares, mid-toned blue in colour, each with an egg-shaped, painapo (pineapple) motif with green coloured leaves placed in the centre of the square. Further yellow coloured embroidery decorate the edges of the painapo and around the outside of the painapo. Light green coloured embroidery further decorate the outside of the leaves, enhancing the motifs. The squares are placed against a yellow/cream coloured background, with a blue coloured border, enhanced with light-blue coloured embroidery around the edges.

Accession number: 2001.12.7 Last Update: 24 Sept 2018
Other Name

tifaefae (Tahitian)

Quilt (English)

Accession Number

2001.12.7

Accession Date

13 Jul 2001

Other Id

55852 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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