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The Met to Open Exhibition on Polynesian Bark Cloth as Instruments of Diplomacy

27 Oct 2026 10:30 a.m. · Source: Met Museum

Tapa: Art of the Gift in Polynesia opens November 2, 2026, at The Met Fifth Avenue, featuring 13 works from Fiji, Samoa, Futuna and Niue, including bark cloths gifted to Robert Louis Stevenson.

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