Matthews Peter J. 1996. Ethnobotany and the origins of Broussonetia papyrifera in Polynesia: an essay on tapa prehistory. In: Oceanic Culture History: Essays in Honour of Roger Green. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology Special Publication. Pp. 117-132.

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"The wide distribution of tapa in Asia and the Pacific, and linguistic evidence associated with its production, testify to the Proto-Polynesian antiquity of tapa production". Essay explores the history and prehistory of the use and cultivation of paper mulberry. Its natural range is shown to be East Asia and Mainland Southeast Asia. The origins of Polynesian cultivars are discussed.

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Title

Ethnobotany and the origins of Broussonetia papyrifera in Polynesia: an essay on tapa prehistory

Author, primary

Matthews Peter J.

Book title

Oceanic Culture History: Essays in Honour of Roger Green. New Zealand Journal of Archaeology Special Publication

Start page

117

End page

132

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9d2998b2-f527-4b15-8202-c6305fe0f5bd

Record class

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Date added

12 June 2007

Date last updated

9 July 2020