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Barkcloth made by Fletcher Christian's widow. Pitcairn Islands, probably late 18th/early 19th CE. The people of the Society Islands made a form of felted cloth known as barkcloth (tapa) by beating out the inner bark of a tree. The cloth was used for garments and bedding. This barkcloth is said to have been made by Mauatua, the daughter of a Society Islands chief and the partner of Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutiny on HMS Bounty in 1789. Length: 29 cm.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART340179
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2057px × 2307px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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18th century CE
19th century CE
Bark, Tree
Clothing
Colonialism
Exploration
Minor Arts
Mutiny on the Bounty
Tahitian Culture