Unknown Maker

Textile fragment

Maker

Unknown Maker

Title

Textile fragment

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bark

Geography

Place Made: Sandwich Islands

Dimensions

Length: 53.3 cm (21 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Lillian M. Potter

Object Number

92.002

Type

Exhibition History

Cloth Without Weaving
Beaten Barkcloth of the Pacific Islands
Nov 01, 2000 – Feb 18, 2001

Label copy

Circles appear rarely in tapa patterning. Here the hand-painted circular outline is filled with stamped red and blue V-shaped marks, which divide the circle into quarters. In comparison to other Pacific islands, Hawaii utilized a broader spectrum of colors in their tapa: blue paint from crushed berries was unique to Hawaii.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker
Textile fragment, 1800s
Beaten and fermented bark fiber, stamping and freehand painting
Length: 53.3 cm (21 inches)
Gift of Lillian M. Potter 92.002

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