Primitive papermaking; an account of a Mexican sojourn and of a voyage to the Pacific islands in search of information, implements, and specimens relating to the making & decorating of bark-paper, by Dard Hunter.

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3 PRIMITIVE«PAPERMAKIN plantsus edwernm«ue(hcusnn:«ena)andwtou(Cmamsnbcstena) Of thes two plants, the berries of the firstand the leaves of thesecond were used t ‘produce the brilliant red dye el ow, which was entsns(rikingaxlh e rondered from the bark of che rooto a chrab calledin the nativ Jangtiage nono (Morinda umbelata). When an allover colour was de he paper was dipped directl into the liquid dye; or el thecolours, held i plantaia leaves, were appl eansof brushe made from the fibreso h mooo(Cyperus stupeus). T he Tahitiansused simp lesign on their tapas, but they never reached t tion in decoration attaine reddye upona yellow background, ofaneldpxuee['rzhman Ttisstrange that the primitive rafismenofdifzent Iocalities did not resortoftener to these simple and altogether natural methods of decoration ms!eadofusmgyainlmgandprinlingnicks e eatia er n exa plzsof(hzixwnrkinthiscraflareemnmel rare. The specimen an was procuredin Hivaoa, ofthe Mendana group, the original piece beingo sreatsiae. Whileth precseagecannot e verified Tshould suggest that th rere extranpdinary devignary bt thovgh they used aline decoration o pronounced character in their tattooing, and upon their bowls, boxes,an University of Utah. All rights reserved