Barkcloth: Revealing Pacific Craft
Barkcloth: Revealing Pacific Craft
The Hunterian
Date: Thursday 29 August 2019 - Friday 29 November 2019
Time: 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Hunterian Museum
Category: Exhibitions
Website: www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/visit/exhibitions/exhibitionprogramme/barkcloth/#d.en.650515
This exhibition highlights The Hunterian’s world-class collection of Pacific barkcloth (tapa) and showcases the findings of the Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project 'Situating Pacific Barkcloth in Time and Place'.
Combining methods of technical art history, conservation science, anthropology and art history, the exhibition reveals unknown provenances in The Hunterian collections and new scientific findings about the production, trading and use of tapa. Featuring exceptional samples of barkcloth newly restored to their original magnificence, the exhibition demonstrates how focused collections research can enhance our knowledge of collections and of the field.
In addition to the most outstanding examples of barkcloth on display for the first time, the exhibition includes objects collected on the exploratory voyages of Captain Cook and by Presbyterian missionary Reverend George Turner, including original tools, dyes, fibres and plant species used to make the cloth.
The exhibition is open 10.00am - 5.00pm Tuesday to Saturday and 11.00am - 4.00pm on Sundays. Closed Mondays. Admission is free.