Strip of Paper Mulberry Bast

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Dr. Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Donor Name
Dr. Adrienne L. Kaeppler
Coil of strip paper mulberry bast, dried after harvesting. This bast still has the outer bark (hiapo). It was purchased in the central market in Nuku'alofa, Tonga for the Smithsonian Tapa Conservation Project, and is to be used for future sampling and experimentation.
Record Last Modified
9 Sep 2019
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Tongan
Accession Date
7 Nov 2019
Collection Date
2010
Accession Number
2071953
USNM Number
E436916-0
Object Type
Botanical
Maximum Width - Bast
5 cm
Circumference - Bast
9.5 cm
Place
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu Island, Tongatapu Group, Tonga, Polynesia
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NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_14879437
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3eba1530f-33c7-4ab2-869f-79cb16863273
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