U'a

U’a. Baste of the Paper mulberry tree. This is a circular coil of u'a that has been acquired from the bark of the paper mulberry tree. It has not yet been processed and left as matofi (raw material). The width of the u'a is short and shows some holes from where branches may began to shoot when it was originally part of the tree. U'a is the main fibre material for producing Siapo (Tapa cloth; Bark cloth).

Other Name

Baste of the Paper mulberry tree (English)

Place

[Samoa]/Pacific

Accession Number

1970.62

Accession Date

1970

Other Id

38828 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific