| Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0001 |
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| Category |
Textiles |
| Object Name |
Kapa fragment |
| Culture |
Polynesian: Hawaiian |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Hawaii |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Island: Hawaii; near Kawaihai |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. early to mid 1800s |
| Collection Name |
Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) |
| Materials |
Bark: breadfruit |
| Description |
Rectangular fragment of kapa made by beating strip of breadfruit bark into very thin sheet; Extant fabric is extremely thin and transparent and is decorated with series of very closely spaced parallel lines in medium shade of brown on a natural tan colored background; Extant fragment has been cut on all four edges. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 13.5, Length = 21.5 |