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Description: | A length of bark cloth sent by John Williams (1769-1839) to his sister. Collected during his missionary work in the Pacific. The cloth is painted in dark brown and black with an elaborate design including triangular trochus shell patterns and symbols with legs representing centipedes. Written in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'. It probably comes from the Society or Cook Islands where bark cloth is known as 'Tapa'. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.
Bark cloth has repairs in a number of places. Writing in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'. Label fragment attached at one corner ?Native cloth, S. Pacific Islands' REVERSE 'Town House, H. Wycombe'. On wrapping - 'Tapa cloth John Williams - sent to his sister.'..The story of
Carmathenshire pp.193-208.1975 list: 195. Tapa Cloth. Length of tapa cloth, sent by John Williams to his sister. New Negs L6732-001 and 002.
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caption: Bark cloth. 1834. Overall image. A length of bark cloth sent by John Williams (1769-1839) to his sister. Collected during his missionary work in the Pacific. The cloth is painted in dark brown with an elaborate design including triangular trochus shell patterns and symbols with legs representing centipedes. Written in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'.
caption: Bark cloth. 1834. Lefthand Top Corner. A length of bark cloth sent by John Williams (1769-1839) to his sister. Collected during his missionary work in the Pacific. The cloth is painted in dark brown with an elaborate design including triangular trochus shell patterns and symbols with legs representing centipedes. Written in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'.
caption: Bark cloth. 1834. Righthand Top Corner. A length of bark cloth sent by John Williams (1769-1839) to his sister. Collected during his missionary work in the Pacific. The cloth is painted in dark brown with an elaborate design including triangular trochus shell patterns and symbols with legs representing centipedes. Written in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'.
caption: Bark cloth. 1834. Lefthand Bottom Corner. A length of bark cloth sent by John Williams (1769-1839) to his sister. Collected during his missionary work in the Pacific. The cloth is painted in dark brown with an elaborate design including triangular trochus shell patterns and symbols with legs representing centipedes. Written in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'.
caption: Bark cloth. 1834. Righthand Bottom Corner. A length of bark cloth sent by John Williams (1769-1839) to his sister. Collected during his missionary work in the Pacific. The cloth is painted in dark brown with an elaborate design including triangular trochus shell patterns and symbols with legs representing centipedes. Written in one corner of the back: 'tapoi'. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Williams John | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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