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Gatu

human history
  • Other Name

    Bark cloth (English)

  • Description

    Gatu. Bark cloth. Gatu were most commonly made by men in Uvea mo Futuna. It is made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree which has been stripped, beaten and patched together using cassava tubers to create a light brown flat textile . This is then dyed and rubbed with a natural pigment made from togo (mangrove) or kele'uli (clay), and then painted with a black dye made from tuitui (candlenut) soot. This gatu looks to have been cut from a larger piece.

    It has a thick black border and in the middle are intricate geometric designs which have been painted brown and black. This gatu is very thin in depth and fragile to touch, it shows signs of wear and tear.

  • Place
    Futuna/Wallis and Futuna
  • Accession Number
    1932.353
  • Accession Date
    1932
  • Other Id

    18101.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Gatu, 1932.353, 18101.1, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • barkcloth
  • barkcloth

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