Bark cloth
Artist:
HAWAIIAN OR FIJIAN
Date: probably late 19th C.
Medium: Paper mulberry bark
Classification: Materials
Credit Line: Gift of Mary A. Cooledge
Object number: 1945.13.6
DescriptionFront: stenciled pattern of black cross-shaped patterns alternating with red "s's" back to back repeated 2 1/2 times with two and a half completed motifs in each row. Pinkish-blue background. Back is blue-toned with a beaten pattern of diamonds enclosing a circle covering entirely.