Kapa

Description:
Kapa. Bark cloth sample. Made from the baste of tree bark from the wauke (Paper mulberry tree; Broussonetia papyrifera). It is flat and rectangular in shape and a natural off white in colour. Darkened impressions define the use of an 'upena halua pupu beater throughout the surface. When held up to the light this can be defined more by its transparency. Is light to handle. Its edges are uneven showing it was cut from a larger piece.
Display date:
Made: Pre 1922; Acquired: 1922
Location:
Hawaii
Collections:
Auckland Museum Collections Online
Content partner:
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Availability:
Not specified
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Auckland Museum Collections
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira