Rare Tapa Bark Cloth (Kapa in Hawaii), from Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea. Hand painted by a Tribal Artist with natural pigments: Spiritual Stylized Motifs of shields with eyes & fish. 21" x 17" (no 28)

Asei Island, one of 21 islands around Sentani Lake, is famous for its craft bark. Rare Tapa Art (Kapa) Loin Cloth from Lake Sentani, Irian Jaya. Bark Cloth Hand painted with Natural Pigments by Tribal Artist from Papua New Guinea. Abstract Geometric Motifs of shields with eyes, & fish. Created by a reknown artist from Asei.                            These Stylized Designs Have Spiritual Meaning. Earthtones. SIZE: 21" x 17" ITEM: NO 28 Shown on most of the photos. Collected on the premises, in Lake Sentani, 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 up in the sun to dry, a tedious and time consuming