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Tapa Tapa

MBUTI PEOPLE

Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo Museum

Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo Museum
São Paulo, Brazil

The Mbuti are excellent producers of the fibrous blanket that we call "tapa". The word was originally used to designate an ornamented type of fiber produced from the binds of certain types of trees, and the Mbuti remove it from the fig tree.

The Mbuti are excellent producers of the fibrous blanket that we call "tapa". The word was originally used to designate an ornamented type of fiber produced from the binds of certain types of trees, and the Mbuti remove it from the fig tree.

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  • Title: Tapa Tapa
  • Creator: MBUTI PEOPLE, MBUTI PEOPLE
  • Location Created: República Democrática do Congo, República Democrática do Congo
  • Physical Dimensions: 4,6 x 49,5 x 84,5 cm, 4,6 x 49,5 x 84,5 cm
  • Type: Blanket, Blanket
  • Rights: Acervo Museu Afro Brasil, Acervo Museu Afro Brasil
  • Medium: Plant textile - barkcloth, Plant textile - barkcloth
Afro Brasil Emanoel Araujo Museum

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