- Object name(s):
- barkcloth; tapa; barkcloth
- Brief description:
- There are few surviving examples of this decorated cloth in the UK (e.g. Kew, British Museum and RAMM). This rare example was made using the inner fibres of the paper mulberry tree. The cloth itself conveys a distinctive motif of three multi-legged creatures. Donated to RAMM in 1868 by the widow of the Reverend James Vaughan of Torquay. Length = 5300mm. This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Current location:
- On display
- Dimension:
- whole length 5300 mm
- Dimension:
- whole width 1780 mm
- Field collection place:
- Polynesia
- Field collection place:
- Oceania
- Material:
- inner bark fibre
- Object name:
- barkcloth; tapa; barkcloth
- Object number:
- E1263
- Object production place:
- ?Rarotonga
- Object production place:
- Cook Islands
- Object production place:
- Polynesia
- Object production place:
- Oceania
- Reproduction number:
- e1263.jpg
- Reproduction number:
- e1263-shot1.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- World Cultures
- Responsible department/section:
- Textiles and equipment
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/552e898d-8dd2-3376-84c2-b6b827f3e3f2
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/552e898d-8dd2-3376-84c2-b6b827f3e3f2, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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