Artefact
Artefact
Public Access Text
This salatasi, or a tapa waist mat, is from Futuna Island. This tapa depicts an arrangement with the three-sided border around a finely decorated central checkerboard panel with concentric squares and diagonal lines. It is decorated with both brown and black pigment.
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Date
Unknown
Media
Measurement Description
1380 x 780mm
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Last Update
20 Aug 2021
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