Dance Apron Item Number: 2747/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
"Tofua" dance apron . Basketry top panel is of light grass, with a zigzag pattern woven into it, around which is inter-woven an acrylic blue wool border and a twisted green and yellow wool band. The hanging grass strands below the panel have been unraveled in spots and shredded into long thin fibres in others.
Item History
- Made by Marseu Rafai (Maker) in Rotuma, Fiji during 2009
- Collected during May 2009
- Owned by Carol E. Mayer before June 17, 2009
- Received from Carol E. Mayer (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on June 17, 2009
What
- Name
- Dance Apron
- Identification Number
- 2747/1
- Type of Item
- apron
- Material
- grass, acrylic fibre and synthetic dye
- Overall
- height 54.5 cm, width 74.0 cm, depth 4.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Rotuman
- Creator
- Marseu Rafai (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Carol E. Mayer
- Received from
- Carol E. Mayer (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Rotuma, Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- during 2009
- Collection Date
- during May 2009
- Ownership Date
- before June 17, 2009
- Acquisition Date
- on June 17, 2009
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2747/0001