A large, extremely fine tapa fabric, hand-painted with natural red and brown dyes. The brown lines delimit rows of squares, structured differently according to plant motifs, crosses or lines, the interior adorned with very fine red lines in semi-circles or chevrons, the lower part treated with extreme finesse. Fiji Islands, Polynesia Vegetal bark and fibers, natural pigments, slight old wear and fresh polychromy. 115 x 214 cm Provenance : Private collection, Paris Transmitted by descent