discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml bark cloth human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaLight brown colour, with groove marks in cloth. This tapa was made for Dr Rice in 1926 while he was in Mangaia.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsAccession Number1982.47Rā Tāpiringa24 Feb 1982Tohu Tuakiri Kē49946 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete bark cloth Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Kuputuhi e Wātea Tūmatanui ana'In eastern Polynesia, where the fibres of tapa are carefully felted into a single layer, prominent texturing of undecorated cloth is a feature. This appears to be achieved by a combination of laying the fibres out in particular arrangements along with a textured surface decoration impressed from the pattern carved on the beater.' Neich and Pendergrast, 'Pacific Tapa', 1997.This example was made for Dr F.B. Rice in 1926, when he was in Mangaia.WāhiMangaia/Cook IslandsRā1926Pāohobark clothRaraunga Ine2990 x 1320mmTaumata whakarōpūBark ClothTextileworking T&ETools & EquipmentWhakahounga o Mua20 Aug 2021 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60