Tapa Cloth Item Number: Ii4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapa cloth with panels divided by dark brown lines. The rectangles are decorated with geometric designs, banner-like designs, and inscriptions in brown. The three smaller rectangles at one end have segments of the same designs.
Item History
- Made in Pacific Islands
- Owned by Coolie Verner before December 24, 1979
- Received from Coolie Verner (Donor) on December 24, 1979
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- Ii4
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark, paint and pigment
- Manufacturing Technique
- beaten and painted
- Overall
- height 114.5 cm, width 186.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Polynesian
- Previous Owner
- Coolie Verner
- Received from
- Coolie Verner (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Pacific Islands
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 24, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on December 24, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0581/0001