Context (References)
Page Chang -'Kapa, Cultural Foundation of the Past, Present and Future' [workshop paper title]

Abstract: Kapa artist and Kumu (teacher), Page Chang believes that building upon successful Native Cultural Practices offers us a pathway to a sustainable future. She shares the cultural relevance of Napa in the past, and through the example of her modern Kapa making practice, the cultural relevance of Kapa in the present and as a link to an imagined healthier future.

(Bio)Page is a Native Hawaiian practitioner, artist, designer and educator. She is dedicated to reclaiming and reintroducing the ancient practice of Hawaiian Kapa in her Hawaiian community and beyond. She has shared her practice with hundreds of school children and at the University of Hawaii, and conducts Kapa making workshops for adults and fellow educators. Her Kapa artworks are featured in local and national exhibitions, private homes and public spaces. Her fashion accessory designs are featured in Hawaiian shops, festivals and local and international publications.

https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk/caring-for-here-and-there-workshop
Event Date 6/5/2025
Author: Rachel Hand

Context (Production / use)
Made by Rachel Hand and others as part of kapa making workshop at the Caring for Here and There Workshop
Pitt Rivers Museum, 26 - 28 June 2023

Event Date 6/5/2025
Author: Rachel Hand

Description (Physical description)
Samples of Hawaiian barkcloth illustrating the processes of manufacture from stripping the wauke (paper mulberry) to kapa (barkcloth)
1-2: stick and stripped bark
3: small piece of beaten bark
4: large peice of beaten bark with some beater marks visible
5: smaller piece of bark with deep textured beater marks
6- booklet by Pūko'a Studios on kapa histories with chants and vocabularie
Event Date 6/5/2025
Author: Rachel Hand