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Bark-cloth in Tikopia, Solomon Islands

Man47 • Published In 1947 • Pages: 69-72 , plate

By: Firth, Raymond.

Abstract
This is a brief account of the manufacture and use of bark-cloth in Tikopia. A Tikopian synoptic text and its translation of the process of bark-cloth making is included.
Subjects
Felted and other non-interworked fabrics
Normal garb
culture
Tikopia
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
Oceania
Sub Region
Polynesia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
W.W. Stein
Field Date
1928-1929
Coverage Date
not specified
Coverage Place
Tikopia Island, Solomon Islands
Notes
[by] Raymond Firth
LCCN
sf 80000548
LCSH
Tikopia (Solomon Islands people)