Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0004 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Kapa fragment | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| 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 | |
| Description | Small rectangular fragment of kapa, made by beating strip of bark into thin sheet; Fragment is plain brown in color and of a supple, felt-like texture, bearing a water pattern of closely spaced parallel lines; Fragment is cut along all four edges. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.1, Length = 10.7 | |