Waist Band
Bark Cloth
97-120-951
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Kauai
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-951 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Kauai |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment |
| Description | Natural color bark cloth with red and black stripes. Indigenous Hawaiian design with European textile pattern influences (Kaeppler). Woman’s waist band (Peale) or bark cloth with no traditional function (Kaeppler). Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. Ka Hana Kapa #367. As per ANSP Ledger Remarks "Brigham Ka Hana Kapa. - Memoir B.P.B. Museum. III. Plate E.1" |
| Length | 308 cm |
| Width | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-951 - Old Museum Number | 4448 - ANSP Number |
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