A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth . . .
87-3-1
From: Hawaiian Islands | Society Islands | Tonga Islands | England | London
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Title | A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth . . . |
| Object Number | 87-3-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Hawaiian | Tahitian | Tongan |
| Provenience | Hawaiian Islands | Society Islands | Tonga Islands | England | London |
| Date Made | 1787 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Paper | Cardboard |
| Description | A Catalogue of the Different Specimens of Cloth collected on the three voyages of Captain Cook to the Southern Hemisphere with a Particular Account of the Manner of Manufacturing the same in the various islands of the SOUTH SEAS; Partly extracted from Mr. Anderson and Reinhold Forster's Observations, And the verbal Account of some of the most knowing of the Navigator's with some ancecotes thta happened to them among the natives / / Now properly arranged and printed for Alexander Shaw, Nos 379, Sirand London / MDCCLXXXVIII Bound volume containing samples of tapa cloth collected by Captain Cook. 8 pages of text and 44 pieces of tapa cloth. Text pages includeTitle Page and Introduction (both not numbered) and 6 pages of description from Captain Cook’s Voyage (#3 not numbered; 4-8 numbered) |
| Length | 22.5 cm |
| Width | 17 cm |
| Depth | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Transfer from the Museum Library, 1987 |
| Other Number | Mu 572.993 C282 - Other Number |
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