Barkcloth, ngatu tahina, from Tonga; part of the Forster collection (Forster 52; 1886.1.1225)

Piece of barkcloth. One half is decorated with dark brown and black lines arranged in rectangular sections; the other (separated by a brown band) with alternating dark and light brown diagonals. No beater marks are visible on the surface

• Plant Fibre Identification report.
• Museum database entry.