Bark cloth stencil
Production date
Unknown
Country
Fiji
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Object detail
Description
Bark cloth stencil, VAKAMATA or DRAUDRAU, cut from paper with scissors; used with Mangrove bark (Rhizophora sp.) paint DOGO "red mud" colour.
Maker
Production date
Unknown
Production place
Measurements
Dia 80mm
Media/Materials description
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
E11817.41