Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1928.166, 2577.5

'This cloak is made from one piece of tapa cloth folded over at the top to take a drawcord and loosely stitched together down the sides to produce a double-layered garment intended for warmth. The freehand design, now much faded, is painted on the outer layer only. Its function as a cloak suggests an origin in one of the higher, colder areas of the country, perhaps inland on the mountainous Huon Peninsula.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.

Unknown

bark cloth

pigment/colorant

1160mm

1180mm

Bark Cloth

Textileworking T&E

Tools & Equipment

01 Oct 2026