Unknown Artist (Yoruba people, West Africa)Plaque, late 20th century tropical hardwood12.5″ x 17.75″ x 1″Gift of the estate of Mary Gruber. 2013.15 The Yoruba people from West Africa are known to be great wood carvers. Relying on the natural color of the wood, Yoruba wood reliefs are rarely painted. As […]
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Unknown artist (Tongan)Tapa Cloth (ngatu), early 20th century mulberry fiber, pigment, arrowroot binder33” x 22.5” Tapa (or ngatu) is a kind of barkcloth made from paper mulberry trees in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. To create the cloth, artists strip the outer layer of mulberry bark from the inner […]