Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0010 | |
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 | Irregularly shaped fragment of kapa made by beating strip of bark into thin sheet; Extant fragment has thick, felt-like texture, is medium brown in color, and is decorated with series of spaced, very wide and heavy dark brown parallel lines; Extant fragment appears to have been cut along all four edges. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.5, Length = 14.3 |