Bedding (uncertain)
Bark Cloth
97-120-334
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands | Oahu
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Native Name | Kapa |
| Object Number | 97-120-334 |
| 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 |
| Description | Brown bark cloth, patterned with alternating groups of thick and thin dark red stripes. Oiled. Probably made of mamaki (Pipturus sp.). Possibly a sleeping tapa (kapa moe) (Kaeppler). Collected on the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Waterproof dress [garment] of oiled ‘tapa.’ Female attire.” on Peale list. Ka Hana Kapa #395. |
| Length | 300 cm |
| Width | 233 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-334 - Old Museum Number | 4489 - ANSP Number |
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