Clothing
Bark Cloth
97-120-337
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-337 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment |
| Description | Thick cloth, three panels. One half a blue-gray color with bands of five black lines. Other half decorated with a broad red band. 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 #383. |
| Length | 337 cm |
| Width | 30 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-337 - Old Museum Number | 4472 - ANSP Number |
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