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Siapo : bark cloth art of Samoa

documentary heritage
  • Other Name

    Special publication (American Samoa. Council on Culture, Arts and Humanities); 1 (Series)

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN434.5.S3 PRI (Library of Congress Call Number)

    45868 (Cat ID)

    98691 (DBTextworks system ID)

    39845 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    Siapo : bark cloth art of Samoa
  • Other Name

    Special publication (American Samoa. Council on Culture, Arts and Humanities); 1 (Series)

  • Primary Maker
  • Contributor/Publisher
    Council on Culture, Arts, and Humanities
  • Place
  • Date
    1984
  • Physical Description

    xii, 79 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 23 x 28 cm

  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

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  • Subject Category
  • Content
    Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Governor's message -- Introduction -- Maps -- Siapo: a Samoan cultural art form -- Some personal background -- Leone -- U'a: the basic material -- Beating -- Decoration materials -- Design elements -- Rubbing method -- Freehand method -- Conclusion -- Care of bark cloth.
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Samoans--Bark cloth making; Samoans--Art Patterns; Bark cloth art; Siapo]

    Includes bibliographical references (page 78).

  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    19 Dec 2023

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