Bark cloth

White barkcloth, probably from the Cook Islands or Tonga. It shows the marks of the ridges on the beater. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5487
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Bark cloth
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1834
People: Williams, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 890 mm x 430 mm