DOUBLE CUSTOM FRAMED Rare Tapa Kapa Bark Cloth (Called Kapa in Hawaii), from Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea. Hand painted by a Tribal Artist with natural pigments: Abstract Stylized Motifs of Eels and Fish 32.25" x 28.5" (DFBA8)

RARE HAND PAINTED TAPA BARK CLOTH ART FROM WEST PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PAINTED WITH NATURAL PIGMENTS BY A TRIBAL ARTIST. STYLIZED MOTIFS REPRESENTING EELS AND FISH. Created by a spectacular and reknown artist from Asei. These Stylized Designs Have Spiritual Meaning. Earthtones. DOUBLE FRAMED PROFESSIONALLY IN 2 UNIQUE HAND-PAINTED CUSTOM FRAMES WITH 2 HAND PAINTED MATS AS WELL. FINISHED SIZE: 32.25" x 28.5". UNIQUE  DRAMATIC DECORATIVE LOOK.  ITEM: DFBA8. Earthtones SHOWN ON SOME OF THE MANY PHOTOS COLLECTED ON THE PREMISES, IN LAKE SENTANI’S VILLAGE OF ASEI ISLAND, IRIAN JAYA (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) The Sentani lake area of Irian Jaya is famous for abstract paintings written or painted on bark. The wood used is usually wood Khombouw: the outer bark is loosened with beaters, then peeled off from the trunk of the tree by banging the timber, then it is skinned, cut in sections and cleaned by scraping it with a shell. Later The cloth is soaked in water, wrung out, pounded to flatten and then hung u