Donor Name:

National Museum of American History  Search this

Length - Object:

186.5 cm

Width - Object:

146 cm

Culture:

Hawaiian (Kanaka ʻŌiwi, Kanaka Maoli)  Search this

Object Type:

Barkcloth

Place:

Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia

Accession Date:

25 Jun 1992

Notes:

ROSE COLOR. MOTTLED. ACCORDING TO THE CURATOR OF OCEANIAN ETHNOLOGY, DR. ADRIENNE KAEPPLER, THIS PIECE WAS PRODUCED WHEN A PIECE OF RED WOVEN CLOTH WAS PULLED APART AND BEATEN WITH AN INCISED MALLET INTO WHITE BARKCLOTH. A REMNANT OF A PAPER TAG, RESEMBLING LT. WILLIAM EDWIN SAFFORD COLLECTION TAGS?, IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OBJECT.

Record Last Modified:

24 May 2024

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

390913

USNM Number:

E426040-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/323f5905b-faa4-420a-86c0-d06bcf3974ae

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8459194