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Hearst Museum object titled Kapa (bark cloth), accession number 11-1153, described as Four separate layers: bottom layer undecorated, two middle layers watermarked with parallel diagonal lines, top layer watermarked with diamonds and colored red. Bark of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) beaten into sheets, one layer colored by beating in red fibres, watermarked with patterned beaters. 4 sheets "sewn" together at one edge w/twisted white kapa "cord". The outer cover, a very popular style has red fibers beaten onto a white sheet and covered w/an extremely gauzy overlay of white.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1100, described as Tapa, large, fringed.

Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1154, described as Tapa

Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1122, described as Sample of thin tapa

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1150, described as Tapa

Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1124, described as Yellow tapa of coconut bark.

Hearst Museum object titled Kapa (bark cloth), accession number 11-1153, described as Four separate layers: bottom layer undecorated, two middle layers watermarked with parallel diagonal lines, top layer watermarked with diamonds and colored red. Bark of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) beaten into sheets, one layer colored by beating in red fibres, watermarked with patterned beaters. 4 sheets "sewn" together at one edge w/twisted white kapa "cord". The outer cover, a very popular style has red fibers beaten onto a white sheet and covered w/an extremely gauzy overlay of white.

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Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1154, described as Tapa

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Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1122, described as Sample of thin tapa

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Hearst Museum object titled Tapa cloth, accession number 11-1124, described as Yellow tapa of coconut bark.

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