Accession No

1962.225


Description

Piece of right yellow barkcloth folded in concertina


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Vanua Levu; Thakandrove; Somosomo


Period


Source

Roth, George Kingsley [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1962.225


Cultural Affliation


Material

Barkcloth; Pigment


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
'Piece of paper reads: Yellow masi (impregnated with oil from use in meke from Somosomo, CAK. June 1957. Folded in a particular way'. F. Veys, 24/1/2005.'
'Label reads: "It stains anything with which it comes in contact. Yellow bark-cloth. Somosomo, Cakaudrove. June 1957. F. Veys, 24/1/2005.'
Event Date 7/6/1988
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
'Bright yellow barkcloth folded in concertina. F. Veys, 24/1/2005.'
Event Date 7/6/1988
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '62.225. Oceania. Fiji. Yellow bark cloth. Made by staining the bark cloth with turmeric. Somosomo. Thakendrove, Vanua Levu. C&D. G.K. Roth.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA -7 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '62.225. Oceania. Fiji. Yellow bark cloth. Made by staining the bark cloth with turmeric. Somosomo. Thakendrove, Vanua Levu. C&D. G.K. Roth.'
Event Date 13/3/2014
Author: Lucie Carreau


FM:80172

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