Clothing
Bark Cloth
97-120-585
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kapa |
| Object Number | 97-120-585 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Paper-Mulberry Bark | Pigment |
| Technique | Beaten | Painted | Printed |
| Description | Two panels sewn together. Border along short edges with stamped black, elliptical pattern. Thick yellow and red stripes applied by bamboo printing stamps. Possibly made from Hawaiian Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia sp.) (Kaeppler). Woman’s garment (pa’u). Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Tapa dress [garment] (Woman’s).” on Peale list. |
| Length | 365.5 cm |
| Width | 106 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-585 - Old Museum Number | 10627 - ANSP Number |
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