Poncho
Date1750-1799
MediumBarkcloth
DimensionsObject/Work: 2240 x 2150 mm
ClassificationsCostume
Terms
Object numberC03213
DescriptionFull-length poncho from Tahiti made from barkcloth and decorated with a pattern of leaves and asymmetric dyed areas. Called a Tiputa it became popular among Tahitians who had converted to Christianity and was introduced to Samoa by Tahitian Christians.This was brought back to England by Captain Wilson after his missionary trip to the Pacific in his ship The Duff in 1796.
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1800-1840
1800-1900
1775-1825