The Met's 'Tapa: Art of the Gift in Polynesia' Is Now Open: 13 Works From Fiji, Samoa, Futuna and Niue, Through December 2027
The Metropolitan Museum of Art at 1000 Fifth Avenue in New York City opened "Tapa: Art of the Gift in Polynesia" in Gallery 359 on November 2, where it runs through December 12, 2027.
The exhibition brings together 13 bark-cloth works from Fiji, Samoa, Futuna and Niue, including nineteenth-century panels and an exceptional hiapo on loan from Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand's national museum. In Polynesian cultures, tapa cloth serves both as an everyday textile and as a central gift at weddings, funerals and other ceremonies.
The show sits alongside the museum's Oceania galleries and is included with museum admission; see metmuseum.org for hours and tickets.
(Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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