‘Samples of Polynesian Cloth from the South Seas Islands Once Owned by Captain Cook’

Creator

Date

[1771-1776]

Identifier

Godward Collection, Hocken Collections

Abstract

One of the curiosities taken back to England by Cook was a collection of tapa cloth specimens, which eventually became collectible. These strongly associated Cook items are from Bruce Godward’s extensive book collection that was given to the Hocken Library in 1991.

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Citation

___, “‘Samples of Polynesian Cloth from the South Seas Islands Once Owned by Captain Cook’,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 25, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/index.php/items/show/6884.