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Bark cloth

Artist MARY J. PRITCHARD

Dateundated, c. 1980

Mediumbark of paper mulberry

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Credit LineGift of Dorothy Perry in Memory of Parker Perry

Object number1994.20.1

Description(Siapo mamanu) Painted design in colors of black, three shades of red/ brown, golden yellow on natural white background. Black outline on all four sides, double border of small triangles with wavy lines, and leaf forms (banana clusters.) Central panel of four fan-shaped corners and large divided circle. Center leaves represent breadfruit leaves. Bark cloth made in four layers and stiffened. Straight, folded edge. Signed with "MJP" in one corner.

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