Barkcloth

Barkcloth

Object name: Barkcloth
Date: 1800-1900
Dimensions:
160 mm
Medium: Barkcloth
Object number: C09470
DescriptionPlain white piece of medium weight barkcloth from Hawaii. The marks of the tapa beater cross the surface on the diagonal. Barkcloth is a material made from the bark of trees in the Moraceae family. The inner bark is beaten into sheets which are then made into items.
Culture: Oceania