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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Polynesian; Hawaiian
Title:Dress fragments
Type:Textile
Materials:Kapa cloth; Tapa cloth; Bark cloth
Place Made:Oceania; Polynesia; Kingdom of Hawaii (United States); Hawaii
Measurements:folded: 6 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.; 16.51 x 26.67 cm
Narrative Inscription:  On a piece of paper sewn onto the cloth and attached with a metal pin: "(For the Seminary) Tappa. Made from the bark of a tree. The natives used it for clothing in the Early days of the missionaries. This piece came from the royal possessions of Ms. Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Honolulu, HI" In pen on top right: "29" In pen on bottom left: "M.E. Spondi"
Accession Number:  MH 2003.26.35
Credit Line:Gift of M.E. Spondi and Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Missionary Cabinet. Irregular fragment of sandy-colored thin cloth, with darkened discolorations throughout. Folded twice and wrinkled.

Tags:
indigenous people; missionaries

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