Tapa Cloth, or Bark Cloth-Authentic Antique Polynesian Brown and Tan 4’9”x9’10”

-Authentic Polynesian Tapa Cloth, or Bark Cloth, Made from Tree Bark -I don’t know the exact year of this tapa cloth. The numbers on the design of this tapa cloth might be a date? Looks like the numbers are 1-8-1942?? My WW1-generation grandfather brought these back with him. -Ofa’atu is an expression of love. Vava’u is a group of islands in the Tongan kingdom. -A similar tapa cloth was recently displayed in a prominent art museum’s Henri Matisse exhibit. That one dates to “about 1948.” Following his trip to Tahiti, Matisse built up a significant collection of tapa, made from the inner bark of various native trees, in the 1930s and 1940s. -I have listed the best of my grandfather’s tapa cloths. See my other listing(s). -Don’t hesitate to ask questions. -Reasonable offers most certainly will be considered. -This will be shipped either rolled up in acid-free tissue paper or folded in acid-free tissue paper and wrapped in protective plastic. -Smoke-free, pet-free home.