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Pitcairn tapa : 'ahu no hitiaurevareva

documentary heritage
  • Description

    "The tapa cloth of Pitcairn Island illuminates the forgotten story of the Polynesian women of HMS Bounty. Pitcairn Tapa: 'Ahu no Hitiaurevareva rediscovers their beautiful bark cloths from museum archives around the world. These 'ahu are the surviving material evidence of these courageous women's lives."--Back cover.

  • Place
  • Other Id

    GN434.5 REY (Library of Congress Call Number)

    45849 (Cat ID)

    98658 (DBTextworks system ID)

    39824 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

Images and documents

Images

    Catalogue

    • Object Type
    • Name/Title
      Pitcairn tapa : 'ahu no hitiaurevareva
    • Primary Maker
    • Contributor/Publisher
      'Ana'ana Publishing
    • Place
    • Date
      2008
    • Physical Description

      56 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 20 x 21 cm

    • ISBN/ISSN
      9789829801722
    • Language
      English
      French
    • Level of Current Record
      Bib record
    • Member Object

      2 items in this collection. View all items.

    • Subject Category
    • Content
      Hitiaurevareva -- fanora'a -- te mau vahine no Bounty -- Tahiti -- Tubuai -- huahine -- moemoea -- aute -- 'ora - 'aoa -- 'uru -- e'e -- fare ha'a -- ha'a -- dudu dudu'a -- te mau'u -- tau fifira'a -- 'ahu -- te mau tao'a horo'a -- fanora'a -- te mutura'a o te peu tumu -- fa'aorara'a -- mauruuru roa
    • Public Access Text

      [Keywords: Pitcairn Islands--Social life and customs]

      Includes bibliographical references (page 56).

    • Subject Notes
      Pauline Reynolds is a Pitcairn descendant and leading authority on Pitcairn tapa.
    • Collection Type
      Reserve Collection
    • Copyright
      All rights reserved
    • Last Update
      06 Dec 2024

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