Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0007 | |
| 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 | Nearly square fragment of kapa that is made by beating strip of bark into thin sheet; Extant fragment is dark brown in color, has a felt-like texture, and bears a deeply impressed watermark of an all over pattern of small perfectly aligned squares; Extant fragment has been cut along at least three edges. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.0, Length = 21.4 | |