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bark cloth, pants

human history

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  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 8354
  • Public Access Text

    This unusual costume was collected in Rarotonga, probably at Arorangi village. For a short period at the end of the 19th and early in the 20th century, Cook Islanders from Mangaia and Rarotonga wore tapa costume for certain ritual ceremonies. The fringed edges show influence of earlier Cook Island poncho styles. Many of the pattern on the cloth are typical of the region.

  • Cultural Origin

    Rarotongan

  • Collection
    Cheeseman
  • Place
    Rarotonga/Cook Islands
  • Date
    Pre 1899
  • Associated Person

     T. F. Cheeseman

  • Associated Place

    Rarotonga/Cook Islands

  • Media

    bark cloth

  • Measurement Reading

    1090mm

    580mm

  • Classification

    Bark Cloth

    Textileworking T&E

    Tools & Equipment

  • Last Update
    20 Aug 2021
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