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

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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Fijian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth
Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth

Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth

Located in Highland, IN

This striking piece of Samoan Tapa cloth speaks to the history of the South Pacific islanders who have made these beautiful barkcloth artworks for generations and with it's repeating...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Samoan Organic Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Located in Barrington, IL

This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...

Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Vintage Polynesian Printed Tapa Cloth Fiji Tonga Decorative art Interior design
Vintage Polynesian Printed Tapa Cloth Fiji Tonga Decorative art Interior design

Vintage Polynesian Printed Tapa Cloth Fiji Tonga Decorative art Interior design

Located in London, GB

Vintage Polynesian Printed Tapa Cloth – Fiji or Tonga, Mid 20th Century A beautifully patterned vintage Polynesian tapa cloth featuring striking geometric and floral-inspired motifs in rich earthy brown and black pigments on natural barkcloth. Likely originating from Fiji or Tonga, the design reflects traditional Pacific Island decorative arts and ceremonial textile traditions. Handmade from beaten bark fibre and decorated using carved printing blocks...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Rattan

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Located in Barrington, IL

Early 20th century abstract tapa bark cloth from western Samoa with a royal coat of arms design. Hand-painted in deep brownish-black tones using traditional ‘o‘a sap blended with ch...

Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Located in Barrington, IL

Early 20th century abstract tapa bark cloth from western Samoa with a royal coat of arms design. Hand-painted in deep brownish-black tones using traditional ‘o‘a sap blended with ch...

Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Located in Barrington, IL

This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...

Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Located in Barrington, IL

This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...

Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific
Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Early 20th Century Abstract Tonga Tapa Cloth Aboriginal Art Of South Pacific

Located in Barrington, IL

This striking early 20th century tapa bark cloth from Western Samoa and the greater Tongan cultural sphere is a rare and powerful example of Pacific Island textile artistry. Hand-pai...

Category

Early 20th Century Tongan Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Parchment Paper

Papua new Guinea Decorative Tapa Oceanic Asian Tribal Art
Papua new Guinea Decorative Tapa Oceanic Asian Tribal Art

Papua new Guinea Decorative Tapa Oceanic Asian Tribal Art

Located in London, GB

Vintage Papua New Guinea Tribal Tapa Cloth A striking vintage tapa cloth from Papua New Guinea, handcrafted from natural barkcloth and decorated with traditional tribal motifs. Made...

Category

Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Materials

Rattan

Queen of Rewa, 19th century Fiji portrait engraving print
Queen of Rewa, 19th century Fiji portrait engraving print

Queen of Rewa, 19th century Fiji portrait engraving print

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Queen of Rewa' Portrait of seated Fijian woman, draped from the waist in tapa cloth, holding a fan, wearing jewelry and an elaborate headdress. From Narrative of the United States...

Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

South Pacific Bark Cloth on Board
South Pacific Bark Cloth on Board

South Pacific Bark Cloth on Board

Located in Denton, TX

Bark cloth or tapa cloth mounted on plywood and trimmed in mahogany. Bark cloth, or tapa, is not a woven material, but made from bark that has been softe...

Category

20th Century American Samoan Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Tribal Style 12 Ft Polynesian Tapa Bark Cloth from Tonga
Tribal Style 12 Ft Polynesian Tapa Bark Cloth from Tonga

Tribal Style 12 Ft Polynesian Tapa Bark Cloth from Tonga

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Large tribal style Polynesian tapa or barkcloth from the South Pacific Island nation of Tonga. The cloth measures over 12 feet wide and over 8 feet high. Handcrafted from the bark of...

Category

20th Century Tongan Tribal Paintings

Materials

Wood

Tapa (barkcloth) by the Mbuti of the Republic of the Congo, Africa / Tapestry
Tapa (barkcloth) by the Mbuti of the Republic of the Congo, Africa / Tapestry

Tapa (barkcloth) by the Mbuti of the Republic of the Congo, Africa / Tapestry

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This is tapa (bark cloth) made by the Mbuti people, also known as pygmies, an indigenous people who live in the Ituri Forest, which stretches from northeastern Democratic Republic of...

Category

20th Century Congolese Other Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Old African Tapa (barkcloth) /20th century/Mbuti Barkcloth Textile/Tapestry
Old African Tapa (barkcloth) /20th century/Mbuti Barkcloth Textile/Tapestry

Old African Tapa (barkcloth) /20th century/Mbuti Barkcloth Textile/Tapestry

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This cloth was made by the Mbuti people, a pygmy tribe living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mbuti are hunter-gatherers who live in the Ituri rainforest, a tropical rai...

Category

20th Century Congolese Other Textiles

Materials

Other

A Large Fine Mulberry-Bark Tapa
A Large Fine Mulberry-Bark Tapa

A Large Fine Mulberry-Bark Tapa

Located in Norton, MA

Description Barkcloth, ngatu, made of bark (likely paper mulberry). Rectangular cloth, light brown in colour and made from sections of cloth pasted together with tapioca. Decoration ...

Category

Antique 1770s Pacific Islands Textiles

Materials

Wood

Tahitian Grace: 1836 Engraving of a Dancer by Karl Joseph Brodtmann
Tahitian Grace: 1836 Engraving of a Dancer by Karl Joseph Brodtmann

Tahitian Grace: 1836 Engraving of a Dancer by Karl Joseph Brodtmann

Located in Langweer, NL

This lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann presents a detailed portrait of a Tahitian dancer. The artwork is part of Brodtmann’s ethnographic series, capturing the attire, posture, and...

Category

Antique 1830s Prints

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Modern Experimental Abstract Lithograph in Neutral Tones 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Experimental Abstract Lithograph in Neutral Tones 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Experimental Abstract Lithograph in Neutral Tones 1960s

Located in Dallas, TX

A refined abstract lithograph pencil signed, Rhuls, titled Tapa I, created during the mid-20th century when material-driven abstraction and experimental printmaking were at their hei...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper

Tahitian Costume Engraving Pair, Otaheite Women, Pacific Voyages, c.1790
Tahitian Costume Engraving Pair, Otaheite Women, Pacific Voyages, c.1790

Tahitian Costume Engraving Pair, Otaheite Women, Pacific Voyages, c.1790

Located in Langweer, NL

Tahitian Costume Engraving Pair, Otaheite Women, Pacific Voyages, c.1790 This striking late 18th-century engraving presents two elegant and highly decorative depictions of Tahitian ...

Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Prints

Materials

Paper

Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool Folk Art Rug Weaving Wall Hanging Olga Fisch
Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool Folk Art Rug Weaving Wall Hanging Olga Fisch

Vintage Handwoven Tapestry Wool Folk Art Rug Weaving Wall Hanging Olga Fisch

By Olga Fisch

Located in Surfside, FL

Olga Fisch ( American 1901-1990) Hummingbird and Pendant Flower, hand woven and stitched wool and sequins, signed lower right. Dimensions: 58 x 32 in. Olga Fisch was born in Hungary, studied in Germany and lived in Morocco and Ethiopia before receiving asylum as a Jewish refugee in Ecuador in 1939. For her Indian-inspired designs, Mrs. Fisch uses natural black and white sheep...

Category

20th Century Folk Art More Art

Materials

Wool

FIJI QANTAS Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Poster MCM 15" x 20"
FIJI QANTAS Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Poster MCM 15" x 20"

FIJI QANTAS Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Poster MCM 15" x 20"

By Harry Rogers

Located in Chicago, IL

FIJI - QANTAS Authentic original vintage midcentury airline travel poster Artist: Harry Rogers Condition: B Dimensions: 15.2 x 19.8 in. / 38.6 x 50.3 cm. Circa: 1960s Linen Backed Me...

Category

Vintage 1960s Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Aboriginal Bark Cloth (Tapa) Painting, Papua New Guinea
Original Aboriginal Bark Cloth (Tapa) Painting, Papua New Guinea

Original Aboriginal Bark Cloth (Tapa) Painting, Papua New Guinea

Located in Markington, GB

Original Aboriginal Bark Cloth (Tapa) Painting, Papua New Guinea A striking original bark cloth (tapa) painting, most likely originating from Papua New Guinea, possibly from the Oro...

Category

Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood

Samoan Bark Cloth (Siapo) with Geometric Motifs, Late 19th – Early 20th Century
Samoan Bark Cloth (Siapo) with Geometric Motifs, Late 19th – Early 20th Century

Samoan Bark Cloth (Siapo) with Geometric Motifs, Late 19th – Early 20th Century

Located in Fukuoka, JP

A striking and culturally rich Samoan bark cloth textile (siapo), dating to the late 19th to early 20th century CE. Measuring approximately 120 x 130 cm, this impressive work was cra...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Samoan Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Paper

Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams & Ottalie K. Williams, 1st Ed
Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams & Ottalie K. Williams, 1st Ed

Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams & Ottalie K. Williams, 1st Ed

Located in valatie, NY

Great Houses Of America by Henry Lionel Williams and Ottalie K. Williams. G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, 1966. Stated 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 400 B&W illustrations and 47 full co...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Books

Materials

Paper

Jimmy Nelson - XXXIII 24, XXXIII PNG Coastal, Photography 2017, Printed After

Jimmy Nelson - XXXIII 24, XXXIII PNG Coastal, Photography 2017, Printed After

By Jimmy Nelson

Located in Greenwich, CT

XXXIII 24, Tufi Papua, New Guinea 2017 The Korafe community lives close to the town of Tufi in the north-east of Papua New Guinea’s main island. Tufi is close to Cape Nelson, a coas...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Jimmy Nelson - XXXIII 31 // XXXIII PNG Coastal, Photography 2018, Printed After

Jimmy Nelson - XXXIII 31 // XXXIII PNG Coastal, Photography 2018, Printed After

By Jimmy Nelson

Located in Greenwich, CT

XXXIII 31, Korafe, Amuioan, Tufi, Oro Province, Papua, New Guinea 2017 The Korafe community lives close to the town of Tufi in the north-east of Papua New Guinea’s main island. Tufi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Jimmy Nelson - XXXIII 6, XXXIII PNG Coastal, Photography 2017, Printed After

Jimmy Nelson - XXXIII 6, XXXIII PNG Coastal, Photography 2017, Printed After

By Jimmy Nelson

Located in Greenwich, CT

XXXIII 6, Tufi Waterfall, Papua, New Guinea 2017 The Korafe community lives close to the town of Tufi in the north-east of Papua New Guinea’s main island. Tufi is close to Cape Nels...

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2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

C Print

Jimmy Nelson - XII 3 // XII Mustang, Nepal, Photography 2023, Printed After

Jimmy Nelson - XII 3 // XII Mustang, Nepal, Photography 2023, Printed After

By Jimmy Nelson

Located in Greenwich, CT

"Tiji Festival, Lo Mangthang Village, Upper Mustang, 2011" All available sizes & editions for each size of this photograph: 62.0 x 86.0 cm Edition of 9 100.0 x 140.0 cm Edition of 6...

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print