| CERAMIC POTTERY MEDIUM SHALLOW BOWL-DECORATED-TAPA DESIGN - Tapa cloth is a fabric from the Pacific Islands, made from the soft inner bark of certain trees e.g. the Paper Mulberry. The cloth is important to the societies of the South Pacific, being included in the folklore, religion, culture, and ritual. It is used in ritual gift exchange, in everyday trading and in healing ceremonies, and it has been used to symbolise status and wealth, with the level of decoration, the style of wearing, and the amount of cloth worn signifying rank. Height: 2.5 inches / 6 cm
Diameter: 11 inches / 28 cm |