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Object Number
38-48-70/908
Display Title
Tapa
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tapa or Kapa
Inventory Description
Cloth, woven vegetable fiber, banded design, folded, broken along folds
Classification
- Fabric
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
/
Hawaii County
Materials
Vegetable fiber, Palm leaf
Dimensions
Overall: 36.9 x 33.4 x 2 cm (14 1/2 x 13 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-48-70/908
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan
(1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
Donor
Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan
(1890 ca. - May 16, 1938)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-48-70/909 | Mat |
Fabric
|
Hawaii County
| |
| 76-51-70/11013 | Tapa |
Fabric
|
Hawaii
| |
| 32-62-70/D4113 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.3 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.2 | Palm-leaf printing form (eel) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.1 | Palm-leaf printing form (eel) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 67-9-70/122 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.9 | Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.8 | Palm-leaf printing form (fish) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.10 | Palm-leaf printing form (flying fish or bird) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.11 | Palm-leaf printing form (flying fish or bird) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55347.4 | Palm-leaf printing form (legged animal) for tapa cloth |
Textileworking
|
Eua Island
|