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Caption

Hawaiian. Tapa (Kapa), 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 32 5/16 × 7 7/8 in. (82 × 20 cm) folded: 27 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (69.5 × 20 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2992PA.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Hawaiian

Title

Tapa (Kapa)

Date

19th century

Geography

Place made: Hawai‘i, United States

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Textile

Dimensions

32 5/16 × 7 7/8 in. (82 × 20 cm) folded: 27 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (69.5 × 20 cm)

Credit Line

Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund

Accession Number

37.2992PA

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