‘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 October 15, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/6884.