Bedding
97-120-704B
From: Tahiti (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-704B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tahitian (uncertain) | Hawaiian (uncertain) |
| Provenience | Tahiti (uncertain) |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bark Cloth | Pigment | Glaze |
| Description | Balck with black net pattern along one edge. Oiled. Possibly made of mamaki (Pipturus sp.) (Kaeppler). Sleeping tapa (kapa moe) (Ka Hana Kapa). Acquired during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) by Titian R. Peale. Ka Hana Kapa #365. |
| Length | 336 cm |
| Width | 231 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-704B - Old Museum Number | 4445 - ANSP Number |
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