Bark rope

Museum number:
11-2706
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Accession number:
Acc.1938AH
Description:
Rope made from bark of burari (Hibiscus titiensis)
Donor:
Barry Grant
Collection place:
Tubuai Islands, Austral Islands, French Polynesia
Culture or time period:
Polynesian cultures
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ropes
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
July 20, 1938
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bark rope, accession number 11-2706, described as Rope made from bark of burari (Hibiscus titiensis)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bark rope, accession number 11-2706, described as Rope made from bark of burari (Hibiscus titiensis)

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