Tapa Cloth - Specimen details

Tapa Cloth - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 43023

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Plant Name 153.05 MORACEAE Broussonetia papyrifera Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Tapa Cloth Vernacular Name
Iso Country Tonga TDWG Region Tonga
Parts Held Tapa Cloth Geography Description Tongatabu
Uses Tapa ClothUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
Storage Extra-large shelving Related Items
Donor Home RN Capt Sir E Donor No
Donor Date 00/00/1878 Donor Notes Silver SWx0Dx0A
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: King Josiah Tubo (Tupou I) was the first Christian king of Tonga.x0Dx0ALabel source: Portion of a piece two miles in length and 120 ft wide, which was made for King Josiah Tubo.x0Dx0Ax0Dx0AItem loaned to Glasgow University for research and conservation as part of th, e 'Situating Pacific barkcloth production in time and place' project (Collaboration between RBG Kew, University of Glasgow & Smithsonian. Arts & Humanities Research Council funded) Dec 2016- 2018 www.tapa.gla.ac.uk

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