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Knocker <tool>

For beating the softened inner bark of the paper mulberry tree for the production of »kapa« barkcloth. The lengths of fabric derived from this felting process were used as a kind of mattress and for clothing. Particularly beautiful and finely-crafted pieces testified to the wealth of a family and were highly prized objects. The production of kapa in Hawaii was women's work; the introduction of European fabrics led to its demise. This art / handcraft was subsequently resumed a few decades ago.

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Knocker
Dimensions
Width: 48.0 mm
Length: 405.0 mm
Material/Technique
Wood
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
II/1237

Provenance and sources

  • Change of legal title:
    Donation
    when
    08.06.1910
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Hawaii (location/origin)
    Oceania (location/origin)
    Polynesia (location/origin)
    who
    Dora Isenberg (27.08.1862 - 28.12.1949) - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Oceania

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