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Bark Cloth
| Object Number: | 97-120-708 |
| Current Location: | Collections storage |
| Culture: | Tahitian |
| Provenience: | Hawaiian Islands (uncertain) |
| Date Made: | 1839 |
| Early Date: | 1839 |
| Late Date: | 1839 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Bark Cloth |
| Technique: | Beaten |
| Length: | 539cm |
| Width: | 214cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-708 - Old Museum Number 10578 - ANSP Number |
Description
Label: “Made by female convicts, without printing.” Natural color, undecorated. Straight beater marks in the center, triangular beater marks at the edges. Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. “Tapa cloth table cover.” on Peale list. Likely used as table cloth shipboard during the expedition.
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