Bark cloth stencil
Production date
08 Oct 1982
Country
Fiji
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Object detail
Description
Bark cloth stencil, Draudrau, cut from cardboard. It has been used with dye made from Dogo mangrove bark, to which chimney soot has been added. This piece prints a rectangular shape which is 83mm x 22mm. Its motif is a serrated rectangle containing 3 lozenges
Maker
Production date
08 Oct 1982
Production place
Measurements
L125 x W80mm
Media/Materials description
Card/Cardboard (Paper)
History and use
This is a stencil used for making decorations on tapa. This is one method used in the Pacific for creating designs.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
E11816.16
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