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Posted on July 10, 2018September 1, 2020

Call for Papers: Conservation of Barkcloth Material

Date: Friday 7th December 2018 Venue: Lady Lisa Sainsbury Lecture Theatre, Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK Organisers: Situating Pacific Barkcloth in Time and Place project, Centre …

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Posted on June 19, 2018September 1, 2020

Student Blog: Volunteering for the Barkcloth Workshop

This spring, four students from the CTC assisted with the Conservation of Polynesian Barkcloth & Practical Siapo Barkcloth Making workshop held at the University of Glasgow. The three-day workshop …

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Posted on June 12, 2018September 1, 2020

Research Studentship Working on the Barkcloth Project

My name is Jennifer Brunton and I have recently completed a five-month research studentship on the Pacific barkcloth project, a multi-disciplinary project funded by the AHRC. Working under the …

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Posted on January 8, 2018September 1, 2020

Tapa symposium at Auckland War Memorial Museum

In an exciting new stage of the project, the barkcloth research has moved to the Pacific in recent months. In the first instalment of our travels, Andy Mills and …

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Posted on November 29, 2017September 1, 2020

Two-Day Workshop at the Bishop Museum, Honolulu

We are delighted to announce that the Caring for Tapa workshop will take place at the Bishop Museum in partnership with the project. Please check the Bishop Museum for …

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