bark cloth
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Painted bark cloth, attributed to Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - Paul Ovenden
- Summary:
- H000206 - 29/8/1894, bark cloth, , , Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific
- Item Name:
- bark cloth
- Label:
- two pieces of thick, painted barkcloth, probably from Hawaii. A large amount of barkcloth was collected during Cook's voyages to the Pacific and much of it was cut into pieces and placed into sample books.
- Keywords:
- textile
- clothing
- Province/State:
- Hawaii
- Country:
- United States of America
- Collection Area:
- Pacific
- Museum Department:
- Anthropology
- Registration Date:
- 29/08/1894
- Registration Number:
- H000206
- Associated Stories:
- Cook collection - history of acquisition
- Captain James Cook's Pacific Voyages
- Cook Collection - Hawaii
- TEXTILE & EQUIPMENT
- Cook's Pacific Voyages - Trade and Exchange
Images
1:
Painted bark cloth, attributed to Hawaii.
© Australian Museum
photographer: AM, Photography Dept - Paul Ovenden
2:
Kapa cloth (barkcloth) from Hawaii.
(c) assumed Australian Museum.
photographer: Paul Ovenden