Photo of collection object Poncho (Tiputa) — Niuean. Poncho (Tiputa), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm) fragment: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm). Gift of Appleton Sturgis, 35.2237. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Poncho (Tiputa)

late 19th century

Niuean

Arts of the Pacific Islands

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Niuean
Classification: Clothing
Formatted Medium: Barkcloth, pigment
Medium: barkcloth, pigment
Locations: Possible place made: Samoa, Possible place made: Niue, Possible place made: Society Islands, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Dimensions: 18 7/8 x 31 1/2 in. (48 x 80 cm) fragment: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Inscribed: Front: “Potu ma Latalo nae na_kai kia manatai mai ekoe / mautolu ne ne tao_lia leoe ma Latao n(m?)ae” Back: “Potu nae toe talia ni etalu(Etafu?) ti Ofi ifo ai a / fi me ki Alofi ma Patu nae me ?loa nako / nei ne ?loa naka(o?) / nei ne teuteri ai amautolu ki ofi ki Alofi n / nae” Fragment: "nautol(ie?)...i koe e ma(i?) nae Patu mo Latalo"
Departments: Arts of the Pacific Islands
Accession Number: 35.2237
Credit Line: Gift of Appleton Sturgis
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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