Shoulder Cloth
Bark Cloth
97-120-358
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Oahu
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kapa |
| Object Number | 97-120-358 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Oahu |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pipturus albidus Bark | Pigment | Oil |
| Technique | Beaten | Dyed | Painted |
| Description | Brown with groups of black stripes of varying breadth, some thick yellow stripes. Oiled. Possibly made from mamaki (Pipturus sp.) (Kaeppler). Man’s shoulder cloth (kihei) (Ka Hana Kapa) or top layer of sleeping tapa (kapa moe) (Kaeppler). Acquired by the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Waterproof dress [garment] of oiled ‘tapa.’ Male attire.” on Peale list. Ka Hana Kapa #398. |
| Length | 206 cm |
| Width | 133 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-358 - Old Museum Number | 4492 - ANSP Number |
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