Bark Cloth Sample
| Object Number: | 87-8-19 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Lore |
| Provenience: | Sulawesi |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Bark Cloth Pigment |
| Length: | 191 cm |
| Width: | 13 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Lorraine V. Aragon, 1987 |
| Other Number: | 48 - Other Number |
Description
Strip of white barkcloth (bana hampi) (kain kulit kayu). From ambo (Broussonetia papyrifera). (See samples 87-8-45) Pink stripes are aniline dye (cet kasumba). Long strip of white barkcloth, with seven groups of bright pink stripes. many brown splotches and spots of dye. This strip was probably a remainder cut from blouse material.
You may also be interested in these objects:
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.