Bark Cloth
97-120-704C
From: Hawaiian Islands (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-704C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tahitian (uncertain) | Hawaiian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Hawaiian Islands (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment | Glaze |
| Description | Balck with black net pattern along one edge. Oiled. Possibly made of mamaki (Pipturus sp.) (Kaeppler). Sleeping tapa (kapa moe) (Ka Hana Kapa). Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. Ka Hana Kapa #365. |
| Length | 167 cm |
| Width | 105 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-704C - Old Museum Number | 4445 - ANSP Number |
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