Stamp: Tapa (dyed fabric cowhide fibers) from Erromango (Vanuatu 1995)

Tapa (dyed fabric cowhide fibers) from Erromango (Vanuatu 1995)

22 November (Vanuatu ) within release Traditional Arts and Crafts goes into circulation Stamp Tapa (dyed fabric cowhide fibers) from Erromango face value 90 Vanuatu vatu

Stamp Tapa (dyed fabric cowhide fibers) from Erromango in catalogues
Michel: Mi:VU 999

Stamp is square format.

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Country: Vanuatu
Date: 1995-11-22
Print: Offset and Lithography
Perforation: 13¼ x 12
Emission: Commemorative
Format: Stamp
Face Value: 90 Vanuatu vatu

Stamp Tapa (dyed fabric cowhide fibers) from Erromango it reflects the thematic directions:

A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale production of goods, or their maintenance, for example by tinkers. The traditional term craftsman is nowadays often replaced by artisan and by craftsperson.

Stamp, Tapa (dyed fabric cowhide fibers) from Erromango, Vanuatu,  , Crafts