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Object Number
50-11-70/3218
Display Title
Mulberry bark
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Mo'omo'o
Object Description
Mulberry bark beaten out in the first stage of the preparation of tapa.
Inventory Description
Bark strip, ridged, some holes, stiff, folded
Classification
- Floral
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Bark, Mulberry bark
Dimensions
Overall: 75.9 x 26.1 x 6.2 cm (29 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-11-70/3218
Provenance
Exchange participant
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
(Feb. 13, 1950)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-15-70/53887 | U'a, mulberry bark as taken from the stalk |
Floral
|
Samoa
| |
| 2013.8.10 | Mulberry bark strips |
Bark
|
Tonga
| |
| 99-15-70/53888 | U'a fa fai, mulberry bark, scraped for tapa |
Bark
|
Samoa
| |
| 99-15-70/53901 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 18-20-70/D1149 | Hand-painted loincloth |
Tapa
|
New Britain
| |
| 2001.22.4 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, large |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 2001.22.3 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, small |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 12-36-70/84206 | Bark of mulberry tree |
Bark
|
Samoa
| |
| 67-10-70/324 | Barkcloth |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 18-2-70/D1102 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa?
| |
| 92-4-70/48376 | Strip of tapa |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 48-49-70/2922 | Piece of tapa - white with brown designs |
Felted
|
Samoa
|