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Hawaiian, Hawaii

Room divider, 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Hawaiian

Title

Room divider

Year

1800s

Medium

Beaten and fermented bark fiber, stamping

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bark

Techniques

  • printing,
  • printed,
  • beaten bark cloth

Dimensions

Width: 119.4 cm (47 inches)

Place

Hawaii

Type

  • Textiles

Credit

Gift of Brown University

Object Number

22.066

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Cloth Without Weaving

November 1, 2000 - February 18, 2001

Indian printed cottons may have been the source for this design, while the decorative repeat patterning is achieved by two methods thought to be unique to Hawaii. The striped elements are stamped with a liner (lapa), a long strip of bamboo upon which several carved bamboo cross­ sections have been arranged in a pattern. The liner is dipped into paint and pressed onto dry, bleached barkcloth. An individual bamboo stamp is used to fill the ground between the stripes with scattered circular motifs.

Pacific Islands Tapa Cloth

July 17 - October 18, 1992

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