Clothing
Bark Cloth
97-120-350
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Oahu
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kapa |
| Object Number | 97-120-350 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Oahu |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment | Oil |
| Technique | Beaten |
| Description | Stained red with yellow stamped with border stamped with black zigzags. Oiled. Man’s loincloth (malo). Acquired by the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “’Marro’ (breech cloth or man’s waist belt) of ‘tapa.’” on Peale list. Ka Hana Kapa #384. See notes. |
| Length | 376 cm |
| Width | 70 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-350 - Old Museum Number | 4493 uncertain - ANSP Number | 4494 uncertain - ANSP Number |
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