Bark Cloth or Tapa Wall Hanging, Fiji Island Original, Hand Made, 60" x 36"

Description

The B
ark cloth, Tapa, was hand made in In the islands of the Pacific, and purchased in Fiji.
*(Possibly hand made in Samoa and sold in Fiji).
It is in very good condition and is more than two decades old.
The included fan, (last photo), was handmade and purchased in Fiji also.
The bark cloth has been loosely folded, stored sealed, and away from light.
The bark cloth and fan are in largely unused, very good condition.
Please see the photos, sold, "as is".
The fold lines, apparent in the photos, could be steamed and/or pressed to flatten the bark cloth.
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Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a bark cloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji.
Bark cloth, or tapa, is not a woven material, but made from bark that has been softened through a process of soaking and beating.
The inner bark is taken
from
several types of trees or shrubs, often mulberry and fig, and designs are applied with paints and vegetable dyes of light brown, red, and black.