Barkcloth

Description

A piece of masi (barkcloth) in the masi bolabola style with painted decoration in dark brown and red, with bands of vertical stripes, diagonal chevrons, four eight-pointed stars, and striped diagonal fringing along the longest edges: Polynesia, Fiji, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1898.469

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Barkcloth

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Barkcloth