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Catalog Number

CAS 1989-0006-0016   CAS 1989-0006-0016; Kapa fragment
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 felt-like texture and is decorated with series of elongated triangles outlined in black and cross-marked with black lines, all against a red background; Fragment has been cut along all four edges.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.0, Length = 11.0