Wauke

WAUKE, Paper Mulberry

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.