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Barkcloth "masi bolabola", before 1920 ·  Fidji Islands · ID: 3047397

Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
M: 230 cm x 44 cm
M: 90.6 inch x 17.3 inch

Description

paper mulberry (Broussonetica papyrifera),
To make these cloths, the inner bark of the paper mulberry is stripped from the stem, soaked, beaten and felted to the required size. The painting with vegetable and mineral colors is done with stencils or freehand.


The object Barkcloth “masi bolabola”, before 1920 with the object ID 3047397 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021, lot number 55 at that time and is currently available for EUR 800 in Open sale.

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Comparing literature

Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 158 ff.


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