Painting On Barkcloth, Featuring The Titikaveka Church, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Unknown artist, 1842
This painting from the Cook Islands is a fine example of Polynesian representational art from the colonial period. It is on barkcloth, a material made from soaking and beating the inner bark of trees. The arrival of Christianity introduced new forms of decoration, such as this image of a church.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Painting On Barkcloth, Featuring The Titikaveka Church, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 1842
Date supported
2016
Medium and material
Other, Natural pigments on beaten barkcloth
Dimensions
226 x 128 cm
Grant
9500
Total cost
17027
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