Bark cloth - Lepau
Production date
Pre 1899
Country
Solomon Islands
State/Province
Temotu
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Description
Bark cloth - Lepau, black and white geometric patterns in oblongs
Production date
Pre 1899
Production place
Measurements
L690 x W410mm
Media/Materials description
Bark cloth
History and use
This bark cloth is very fine and delicate, and therefore is very different in texture from other bark cloth from elsewhere in the Pacific (like Samoa and Fiji) which can be very durable and heavy.
This bark cloth (or lepau) from Santa Cruz in the Solomon Islands became a part of Queensland Museum's Collections in 1899. Not much is known about use and manufacture of lepau in Santa Cruz, as its production slowed signficantly since 1930.
Lepau cloths can be worn like an apron, or on the head.
This particular lepau is featured in the "Paperskin: Bark Cloth of the Pacific" exhibition travelling around Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2010.
This bark cloth (or lepau) from Santa Cruz in the Solomon Islands became a part of Queensland Museum's Collections in 1899. Not much is known about use and manufacture of lepau in Santa Cruz, as its production slowed signficantly since 1930.
Lepau cloths can be worn like an apron, or on the head.
This particular lepau is featured in the "Paperskin: Bark Cloth of the Pacific" exhibition travelling around Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand in 2010.
Registration number
E4381
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