Patterned bark-cloth. It is pale in colour with a fine texture. It has painted geometric patterns covering it in black and red pigment. [AF [OPS move] 9/8/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Patterned bark-cloth. It is pale in colour with a fine texture. It has painted geometric patterns covering it in black and red pigment. [AF [OPS move] 9/8/2017]
Geographical reference: Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Person: Field collector John Smalman Smith; PRM source Sarah Sophia Smalman Smith
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1913
Date collected: By 1913
Acquisition information: Donated: 1913
Materials and processes: Material Bark Cloth Textile Plant, Material Pigment, Process Beaten, Process Painted
Dimensions: Width: max 980 mm, Length: max 2650 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1913.48.3

Search terms: Barkcloth

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