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Tapa tapper

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The beaters are used to soften strips of watered bark bast on an anvil made of wood or stone. The strips are then joined in several processing steps to form large pieces of cloth. Text: Ulrich Menter

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Tapa tapper
Dimensions
Length: 38 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
018717

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Crown Estate; 0443
  • Production
    when
    before 1897
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Hawaii
    who
    Krämer, Augustin - Collectors
Provenance
According to the historical inventory book and acquisition list, the object was acquired by Augustin Krämer in Hawai'i in 1897. However, the shape and design of the tapa beater points to Tahiti or the Society Islands as the tool's place of origin. The exact provenance of the object is currently unknown. Text: Ulrich Menter

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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

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