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Place of Origin: Pacific Islands
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Tapa cloth made from mulberry fiber with natural pigments, Fiji, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Pacific Islands Decorative Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji

Mid-20th Century Tribal Tapa Cloth, Fiji

Oceanic Vintage Shield, Tribal Wall Art, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A large decorative and rare hand carved tribal war shield in traditional colors, made in Papua New Guinea in the late 19th century. Functional as beautiful ...
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Late 19th Century Primitive Antique Pacific Islands Decorative Art

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Oceanic Vintage Shield, Tribal Wall Art, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Oceanic Vintage Shield, Tribal Wall Art, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century

Oceanic Vintage Shield, Tribal Wall Art, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century

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