Context (Amendments / updates)
A large roll of barkcloth, numbered Z 6267 was located in 2005.
T. Cadbury, 18/3/2005, noted that 'The number given to this object does not correspond with the description in the Accessions Book.' And that the object field formerly read "Tapa Cloth", while the "Place" field formerly read "Fiji; Polynesia; Asia'.
The barkcloth was described as.'Huge barkcloth, will be examined during Easter 2005. F. Veys 26/1/2005', and 'Fiji display case 33.18.' but unfortunately this did not appear to happen. However, Z 6267 is actually a bone armlet from the Solomon Islands. The provenance and correct accession number of the barkcloth noted above is unclear.
Event Date 31/7/2013
Author: Rachel Hand

Description (Physical description)
Large piece of white/natural coloured barkcloth, tasseled edges. Folded in a concertina fashion with 155 layers, each 150cm long, giving an approximate length of 465m
Event Date 31/7/2013
Author: maa

Context (Acquisition Details)
Unknown origin. Found in store July 2013, but may be the 'huge barkcloth' referred to incorrectly in 2005 as Z 6267
Event Date 31/7/2013
Author: maa

Context (Analysis)
Research for the Artefacts of Encounter Project (2010-2013) suggests this may have been collected by George Bennet in the Society Islands and come to MAA via Sheffield Museum. Bennet describes being presented with a 'great bundle of native cloth, as much as three men could lift'
Event Date 11/12/2014
Author: Julie Adams

Context (Related Documents)

Event Date 3/12/2021
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Large piece of white/natural coloured barkcloth with tasseled edges. The outer layers are discoloured but the inside is a bright white. Folded with roughly 155 layers.
Event Date 10/10/2022
Author: Louise Puckett

Context (Acquisition Details)
Probably this is the 'great bundle of native cloth, as much as three men could lift' given to George Bennet and his colleague, Daniel Tyerman, during a visit to the house of Chief Manaonao at Papeete, Tahiti. Bennet and Tyerman were waited on by a large number of people with gifts: ‘There were five hogs, a great bundle of native cloth, as much as three men could lift, and a large quantity of cocoa-nuts, bananas and mountain plantains.’ See Artefacts of Encounter pg 198.
Event Date 20/11/2025
Author: Eve K Haddow