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Caption

Hawaiian. Paʻū (Skirt), late 19th century. Barkcloth, pigment, 50 x 31in. (127 x 78.7cm) fragment: 7 1/2 × 7 5/16 in. (19 × 18.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X972.

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Hawaiian

Title

Paʻū (Skirt)

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Possible place made: Hawai‘i, United States

Medium

Barkcloth, pigment

Classification

Fire/Heat

Dimensions

50 x 31in. (127 x 78.7cm) fragment: 7 1/2 × 7 5/16 in. (19 × 18.5 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X972

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