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Object Number
50-11-70/3217
Display Title
Wooden tapa anvil
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapa anvil on which the paper mulberry bast was beaten for manufacture into tapa.
Inventory Description
Anvil, carved wood, rectangular, scooped ends, grooved underside
Classification
- Textileworking
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 169 x 12.5 cm (3 3/4 x 66 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
3217
Provenance
Collector
Mary Ailau
(Late 19th century)
Exchange participant
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
(Feb. 13, 1950)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92-4-70/48376 | Strip of tapa |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 77-37-70/11692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pitcairn Island
| |
| 2001.22.4 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, large |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 2001.22.3 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, small |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 71-8-70/2899.1 | Undecorated brown-toned tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 36-68-70/341 | Pieces of tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Tonga?
| |
| 99-15-70/53874 | (de papa fafi) board over which tapa printing strip is secured |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
| 974-5-70/5434 | Cut section of tapa |
Tapa
|
Philippines
| |
|
| 99-15-70/53875 | (de papa fafi) board over which tapa printing strip is secured |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
| 99-15-70/53869 | Block for beating tapa |
Textileworking
|
Samoa
| |
| 50-11-70/3218 | Mulberry bark |
Floral
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55338 | Tapa pattern print board |
Textileworking
|
Samoa?
Tonga |