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jacket

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    vest

    barkcloth

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Jacket, vest

    Made from barkcloth and cotton thread. The jacket is woven barkcloth textile made from 2 long pieces that are sewn together at the centre back and folded over with the sides sewn together, front left and neck hole left unsewn. The barkcloth textile is supported by horizontal stitches and stitches along the edges. Small cotton ties at the front of the vest. Strips of barkcloth along the hem of the jacket create tassels. Above the hem is an indigo cotton band with designs of triangles and diamonds sewn in to the bark cloth. The interior has patches made from barkcloth for repairs

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1991.183
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    06 Sep 1991
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    53930 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

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