WAUKE, Paper Mulberry
- Broussonetia papyferia
- Moraceae
- Indigenous fiber plant brought to Hawaii for Tapa Making-Bark
"cloth,"made from inner bark or bast.
- Location:0 to + /- 2000 feet elevation- sheltered valleys and near
water on all islands.
- Major source of "cloth"in pre-contact Hawaii, cultivated to produce
desired fabric, by men. .
- Only source of fiber cloth/paper for all
needs, basic and created; processed, decorated, mainly by
women.
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