Folded Figure
21506
From: United States of America | Hawaiian Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 21506 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian |
| Provenience | United States of America | Hawaiian Islands |
| Culture Area | Oceania | Polynesia |
| Manufacture Location | Philadelphia |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth |
| Iconography | Braid |
| Description | A folded piece of kapa (Hawaiian bark cloth). The piece of bark cloth has been folded into the shape of a braid. A patterned bark beater was used in the production of this bark cloth, leaving visible markings in the cloth. The pattern is similar to the Hawaiian bark-cloth beater pattern hoopai (parallel lines). The braid was made in the Museum by Hawaiian sailors in 1898. Pepa pāʻani (paper play) is a children's game. Paper or kapa (Hawaiian bark cloth) is folded into different shapes." |
| Length | 28.5 cm |
| Width | 3.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Made in the University Museum by Native Hawaiians, 1898 |
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