Description (Physical description)
Outer bark of paper mulberry; Paper Mulberry; Broussonetia Papyrifera
Event Date 1962
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '62.224 Oceania Fiji. Outer bark of paper mulberry (Broussonetia Papyrifera.) This part of the bark is not used for making the bark cloth (masi) but is discarded. Natewa, Thakendrove, Vanua Levu. C&D. G. K. Roth 1957'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 6 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '62.224 Oceania Fiji. Outer bark of paper mulberry (Broussonetia Papyrifera.) This part of the bark is not used for making the bark cloth (masi) but is discarded. Natewa, Thakendrove, Vanua Levu. C&D. G. K. Roth 1957'.
Event Date 6/6/1988
Author: maa

Context (Production / use)
Broussonetia papyrifera (Linn.), also known as Ai Masi and Malo. The bark of the tree is used to make the material known in Fiji as masi (tapa); the patterns printed on it are made from dyes obtained from local trees (Parham 1964: 91).
Event Date 24/10/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Labels & Markings)
Labels & inscriptions: '62.224' inscribed in black ink on the outer layer. A label attached to the object reads: [in black ink:] '62.224' on one side and, [in brown ink:] 'Outer bark (discarded) of masi. Natewa, CAK.'
Event Date 24/10/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Sample of outer bark of the masi tree, Broussonetia papyrifera (Linn.) also known as paper mulberry. Rolled up and tied with a piece of string.
Event Date 24/10/2013
Author: maa