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bark cloth

human history
  • Other Name

    Masi bolabola

  • Description

    Fine cloth, two side edges fringed, red/ochre printing.

    Masi bolabola, barkcloth. Cakaudrove area style from the south coast of Vanua Levu or Taveuni.

  • Place
    Cakaudrove District/Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1930.359
  • Accession Date
    1930
  • Other Id

    13760.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Images and documents

Images

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1930.359, 13760.1
  • Public Access Text

    Tapa from some parts of Fiji can readily be identified by the arrangement and colour of the motifs. The striking black and white patterns on the tapa of the Cakaudrove area is mostly hand painted.

  • Cultural Origin

    Fijian

  • Place
    Cakaudrove District/Fiji
  • Date
    Unknown
  • Media

    bark cloth

  • Measurement Description
    3530 x 640mm
  • Measurement Reading

    3530mm

    640mm

  • Classification

    Bark Cloth

    Textileworking T&E

    Tools & Equipment

  • Last Update
    20 Aug 2021
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