Piece Of Tapa
date: label: Accession Date
content: 26 Oct 1874
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Collector
content: Major William Rich
label: Collector
content: United States Exploring Expedition
label: Donor Name
content: Prof Spencer F. Baird
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "INVENTORIED 1975."
label: Notes
content: Catalogued as just Polynesian. This has been attributed/stored as Hawaii.
label: Notes
content: Thin tapa that appears to be formed from a single sheet with no evidence of joining. The tapa is very thinly beaten in some areas. The tapa has a distinct running beater mark that is generally longitudinal, with some areas of crosshatching. It is an overall orange-brown color without decoration. There are several hairs embedded in the tapa, presumably from the maker.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 1 Jul 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Hawaii (Hawaiʻi) (not certain), United States (not certain), Polynesia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 74A00057
label: USNM Number
content: E15087-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Barkcloth
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 147.5 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 89.25 cm