Lehuauakea Kūmauna
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Kūmauna

This is a kapa, the traditional Native Hawaiian barkcloth made from the bark of specific trees, most commonly the paper mulberry wauke. This non-woven textile piece utilises all natural pigment and traditional patterning.

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Mulberry paper, Fabric sample

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Lehuauakea

Lehuauakea carries and expands on the ancestral practice of kapa making