Colouring of Pacific barkcloths: identification of the brown, red and yellow colourants used in the decoration of historic Pacific barkcloths

Flowers, T. H.; Smith, M. J.; Brunton, J.

doi:10.1186/s40494-018-0243-9

Heritage Science

Table 4 Colorants found by HPLC and XRF

From: Colouring of Pacific barkcloths: identification of the brown, red and yellow colourants used in the decoration of historic Pacific barkcloths

Accession number	Description	Colours sampled	Colourant found
CTCTAH sample book
CTCSB2016 No. 10	Plain yellow	Yellow	Turmeric
CTCSB2016 No. 18	Red/yellow/black pattern	Yellow	Turmeric
CTCSB2016 No. 20	Plain red	Red	Noni(T)
CTCSB2016 No. 23	Plain red	Red	Noni(T), tannin
CTCSB2016 No. 29	Red/yellow/black pattern	Yellow	Turmeric
Hunterian museum
E417/2	Black/yellow pattern on undyed background	Yellow	Turmeric
E417/5	Black with red border	Red	Tannin
E417/11	Red zigzags on black background	Red	Tannin, iron oxide
E457/3	Red and yellow stripes on undyed background	Yellow	Turmeric
E458/1	Yellow/black pattern on undyed background	Yellow	Noni(U)
E458/3	Red/brown/black pattern	Light brown	Tannin
		Red	Tannin
E458/2	Thin red stripes on yellow background	Yellow	Tannin
E458/4	Plain red-brown r	Red-brown	Tannin
E458/6	Plain brown and brown/yellow pattern	brown	Tannin
E595	Red with undyed spots	Red	Iron oxide
E595/1	Red pattern on yellow background	Red	Noni(U), tannin
		Yellow	Noni(U)
E598/1	Red/yellow/black/undyed stripe pattern	Red	Noni(T)
E598/2	Red/black pattern	Red	Noni(T)
E598/3	Red/yellow/black pattern	Red	Noni(T)
E598/4	Red/yellow/black pattern	Red	Noni(T)
E599	Dark brown flaking coating	Dark brown	Tannin, iron oxide
E600	Red border stripe on undyed cloth	Red	Noni(T)
E601	Red, grey and undyed stripes	Red	Noni(T)
E602	Red/yellow/black pattern	Red	Iron oxide, trace turmeric
		Yellow	Iron oxide, trace turmeric
E603	Plain red-brown cloth	Red-brown	Tannin
E606	Plain red and undyed blocks	Red	Tannin
E608	Plain yellow	Yellow	Turmeric
E667	Red/yellow/black pattern	Red	Noni(T)
Kew EBC
Kew 42853/2	Plain red cloth	Red	Noni(T)
Kew 42861	Poncho red/black/undyed pattern	Red	Iron oxide
Kew 42863	Multi-coloured stripe and leaf pattern on undyed background	Red-brown	Turmeric, tannin
		Yellow	Turmeric
Kew 42885	Plain dark brown cloth	Dark brown	Tannin
Kew 42947/1	Red handprints on yellow background	Red	Noni(U), tannin
		Yellow	Turmeric
Kew 42947/2	Red stripes on yellow background	Red	Noni(U)
		Yellow	Turmeric
Kew 42958(1)	Red pattern on yellow background	Yellow	Turmeric
Kew 42958(2)	Red/brown pattern on undyed background	Brown	Noni(U), tannin
		Light brown	Noni(U)
Kew 42958(3)	Red leaf pattern on yellow background	Red	Noni(U), tannin, turmeric
		Yellow	Noni(U), turmeric
Kew 42966	Mottled red on undyed background	Red	Noni(T)
Kew 42967	Red/purple mottles in triangular pattern	Red	Madder
		Purple	Madder
Kew 42979	Plain glossy red coating	Red	Tannin
Kew 67802	Red/yellow stripe pattern	Red	Noni(T)
Kew 73329	Brown pattern on undyed background, brown tassles	Brown	Noni(U), tannin
Kew 98041	Plain red-brown	Red-brown	Tannin

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