Description (CMS Description)
Large piece of brown barkcloth marked on one side in design with black dye.
'One half of the design is spots inside circles, and the other half of the barkcloth is patterned with small horshoe shapes. Both halves are organised into four rectangular blocks. The piece is also patched up with additional pieces of barkcloth which are stitched to the whole. M. Backhouse, 2/11/2004.'
Event Date 1/9/1999
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
One half of the design is spots inside circles, and the other half of the barkcloth is patterned with small horshoe shapes. Both halves are organised into four rectangular blocks. The piece is also patched up with additional pieces of barkcloth which are stitched to the whole.
Event Date 2/11/2004
Author: Emily Shorter

Description (Physical description)
A rectangle of barkcloth made from two pieces of barkcloth stitched together using light coloured plantain fibre. Decorated in black pigment with two panels: one containing four rectangles filled with concentric circles, one containing four rectangles filled with crescent shaped marks; all contained within a large border filled dots. 14 patches attached using plantain fibre, and some areas of straight stitching, possibly repairs. There is also some wax coated black thread occasionally stitched along the cloth; stitching in modern cotton thread as repairs to some tears and small section of hemming on the reverse.
Event Date 20/1/2022
Author: Emily Shorter

Context (Analysis)
There is evidence that the barkcloth has been hemmed and repaired using modern cotton thread post collection. This was possibly to adapt the barkcloth to be a part of a museum or private display.
Event Date 20/1/2022
Author: Emily Shorter