Tiputa or poncho made from barkcloth (tapa) with one side decorated with red lines and patterns: Pitcairn Island, Polynesia, 19th century, pre-1826

Tiputa or poncho made from barkcloth from the inner bark of the paper-mulberry: Polynesia, Pitcairn Island, 19th century, pre-1826

Rectangular section of barkcloth ('ahu), creamy pale yellow in colour with decoration on one side with coloured circular shapes and small black or red feathers stuck to the cloth in places,collected during the second or third Cook voyage: Tahiti, Society Islands, Polynesia, 18th century

One of three barkcloth ('ahu) samples attached to a card, this example is decorated on one side with alternating red and black zig zags : Polynesian, Tahiti, Society Islands, Polynesia, 18th century

One of three barkcloth ('ahu) samples attached to a card, this example is undecorated : Polynesian, Tahiti, Society Islands, Polynesia, 18th century

One of three barkcloth ('ahu) samples attached to a card, this example is undecorated : Polynesian, Tahiti, Society Islands, Polynesia, 18th century