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Bark cloth

South Sea Islands

Medium/Technique Bark cloth; canvas work
Dimensions 81 x 102 cm (31 7/8 x 40 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number85.485
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionMade from the inner bark of the mulberry tree. Stained gray-blue and decorated with a painted design of dark blue; rows of men (?) separated by rows of crosses.
ProvenanceGift of Charles Henry Parker,From the Estate of Alfred Greenough