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View full screenPainted barkcloth (ngatu ‘uli), decorated with black triangles and line work triangles, probably collected during the second or third Cook voyage: Polynesia, Tonga, 18th Century
A.UC.478
Tonga, Polynesia
18th century
Small, rectangular section of barkcloth made up of at least two layers, with three cut sides and a cut and missing corner, quite lightweight, stiff on coloured areas, with fibrous underside, cream in overall colour, with decoration on one side consisting of black and black striped triangles, with a brown border.
Cook, James, Captain, 1728 - 1779