Barkcloth Book

Front cover of the book, F. Lennard and A. Mills, eds. (2020). Material Approaches to Polynesian Barkcloth: Cloth, Collections, Communities. Leiden: Sidestone Press

Material Approaches To Polynesian Barkcloth: Cloth, Collections, Communities

Multiple strands of our research into barkcloth are brought together in this book. Part I of the book addresses tapa as fabric, with a focus on bast and colourants. Part II addresses the theme of understanding tapa in time and place. Part III considers tapa both in collections and in the community. The book is published by Sidestone Press.

F. Lennard and A. Mills, eds. (2020). Material Approaches to Polynesian Barkcloth: Cloth, Collections, Communities. Leiden: Sidestone Press. Paperback ISBN: 9789088909719 | Hardback ISBN: 9789088909726