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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0016 | |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0017A-C |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Kapa fragments | |
| 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 | 3 irregularly shaped fragments of kapa, made by beating strips of bark into very thin sheets; All fragments are dark brown in overall color and bear the same watermark of closely spaced, very thin, paired parallel lines alternating with a negative thin zigzag line; Fragment A is also painted with wide very dark brown stripes, alternating with wider stripes of the lighter colored dark brown background; Fragments B and C are painted with narrower parallel dark brown lines spaced approx. 0.6 cm apart on the lighter dark brown background; Fragment B also has a portion of a wider dark brown stripe along one edge; Fragments B and C were originally joined together (see photo); It is unknown if Fragment A was originally part of the same cloth as Fragments B and C, as all fragments have been cut along all edges. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.0, Length = 22.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0006-0005A-C |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Kapa fragments | |
| 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 | 3 irregularly shaped fragments from the same kapa cloth, made by beating strip of bark into thin sheet; Each fragment is a light tan natural color, decorated with widely spaced parallel bands of what appear to be small "X' motifs; Each fragment has been cut along at least one edge, while the remaining edges appear to have been torn; Fragments B and C may have originally fit together. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Length = 9.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0144-0004 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Kapa skirt | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early to mid 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mamade (Pipturus albidus) fiber, possibly; Pigments: red dirt (rust brown) and kukui nut shavings mixed with kukui oil (black) | |
| Description | Rectangular kapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten very smooth and overlapped and then completely dyed yellow; Design field of cloth is bilaterally divided down the center along its long axis, with one half undecorated and the other half stamped with a series of rectangular blocks arranged in a checkerboard pattern; Each stamped block is composed of smaller geometric designs, applied by repeatedly stamping with a narrow bamboo stamp, which allowed for a change in the actual design as well as the color within a design block; There are four different designs, including the kalahale or bent knee design, a set of interlocking Vs in sets of four; Some of the blocks are completely a rust brown color, some are completely black (although largely faded to blue), and some are a combination of the two colors; This kapa cloth is a complete child’s or young woman’s wrap-around skirt, worn with the design along the bottom and the undecorated upper side folded down and over a belt; The degree to which this skirt is decorated suggests that it belonged to someone of high class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 103.0, Length = ca. 224.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0012-0003 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | New Caledonia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Bonde Mission, Northern New Caledonia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | Large rectangular mat woven of medium width strips in closed twill pattern (alternating bands of 1/1 and 2/2) with self binding selvages along both ends and cut edges along both sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 118.0, Length = 210.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0032-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Vegetable material | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.5, Length = 190.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0032-0021 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Vegetable fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 49.5, Length = ca. 142.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0032-0022 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Vegetable fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.0, Length = 154.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2000-0008-0019 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Pentecost | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus strips | |
| Description | Large rectangular mat woven in two pieces and then woven together down center; Each half of mat is woven in plaiting technique (3/1) with an all-over network pattern of large open diamonds; At either end the warp and weft fibers are folded over and woven back into mat, while along the sides they extend out as long fringe; Line of small holes is also woven into mat along each end by changing direction of several fibers; Mats of this type are worn as traditional clothing or used as a form of money or exchange. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 85.0, Length = ca. 326.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0019 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Ulithi, Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaf | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.5, Length = 61.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0448-0009 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.0, Length = 73.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0075 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves: Dye from carbon paper | |
| Description | Sleeping mat woven entirely of natural and dyed pandanus leaves in an under one / over one plaiting technique; Both warps and wefts run diagonally, turning at the ends and sides to form self selvages; Some of the fiber ends are twisted along the ends and braided to form an additional reinforcing band, which also continues along the sides, several cm in from the edges; Secondary weft fibers are dyed purple and woven in an overlay pattern to form a rectangular border comprising contiguous triangles along all four edges of the mat; Center area of mat is plain, as is the reverse face; According to donor, the purple dye was derived from office carbon paper and that this mat was typical of the weaving from the Mortlocks Region in both style and quality. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 117.0, Length = ca. 228.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0076 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1965 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves: Dye from carbon paper | |
| Description | Sleeping mat woven entirely of natural and dyed pandanus leaves in an under one / over one plaiting technique; Both warps and wefts run diagonally, turning at the ends and sides to form self selvages; Some of the fiber ends are twisted along the ends and braided to form an additional reinforcing band, which also continues along the sides, several cm in from the edges; Secondary weft fibers are dyed purple and woven in an overlay pattern to form multiple concentric borders, including straight and rectilinear borders and a wide border comprising composite squares framing all four edges of the mat; Center area of mat is plain, as is the reverse face; According to donor, the purple dye was derived from office carbon paper, and quality and style of this mat are both typical of the weaving from the Mortlocks Region. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 111.2, Length = ca. 202.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0460-0003 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: I-Kiribati | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant material | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 99.0, Length = 186.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0020 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Majuro Atoll | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Majuro | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 67.0, Length = 76.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0021 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Majuro Atoll | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Majuro; Namdrik Atoll | |
| Maker's Name | Matlina Swain (died ca. 2009) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves, Dyed hibiscus fibers; Cotton (/) thread | |
| Description | Nearly square mat woven of narrow strips of pandanus and dyed hibiscus fibers and primarily in simple (1/1) plaiting technique, with variations of the plaiting sequence in the design bands; Center area of mat is plain and woven entirely of natural colored pandanus leaves; Interior decorative double-faced border (designs are same on both faces, but colors are reverse) frames all four edges of mat and is woven of natural colored pandanus leaves and dyed reddish brown hibiscus fibers; Outer border is woven entirely of natural colored pandanus leaves, partially overlaid with dyed black hibiscus fibers that form the design; Juncture between inner and outer borders is overlaid with narrow band on both faces woven of natural colored pandanus leaves, partially overlaid with dyed purple hibiscus fibers that form the design, the entire bands then sewn to the underlying mat with white thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 52.5, Length = 53.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0144-0005 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 198.0, Length = ca. 234.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0144-0006 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 190.5, Length = ca. 218.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0144-0007 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Marshallese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marshall Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 157.5, Length = ca. 193.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0144-0012 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Mat | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | South Pacific | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant material | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 165.0, Length = ca. 164.0 | |
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