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Object Number
999-18-70/5782
Display Title
Unprocessed barkcloth fibers
Descriptions
Object Description
Unproccessed barkcloth fibers. The cut length of inner bark fibers (paper mulberry) is off-white and folded across width indicating some beating of the inner bark had been started. The narrow end is 7 cm wide and the widest end is 22 to 23 cm. Received folded flat in thirds. Previously unnumbered; new number was applied 12/1999 however it may possibly be associated wtih 80-24-70/23090,
Inventory Description
Tapa in process, buff fiber, thick, rough, numerous holes
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Tapa, Inner bark fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 190 x 23 cm (74 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-18-70/5782
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94-10-70/48374 | Kapa |
Shirt
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 67-10-70/324 | Barkcloth |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 32-69-70/D4098 | Tapa pad for putting on paint |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
| 71-8-70/2899.1 | Undecorated brown-toned tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 77-37-70/11692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pitcairn Island
| |
| 80-24-70/23089 | Partially beaten tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 90-17-70/48435.4 | Barkcloth |
Tapa
|
Hawaii?
| |
| 80-24-70/23087.2 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 67-9-70/120 | Fine tapa fragment |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 56-41-70/3801 | Piece of white tapa (9' 6" x 13' 5") |
Tapa
|
Society Islands
Tahiti | |
| 90-17-70/48433.3 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 40-39-70/1534 | Undecorated tapa shirt |
Tapa
|
Oceania
|