Tapa Cloth Item Number: 1019/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long and narrow tapa with a red-brown and dark brown geometric design consisting mainly of two triangles repeated six times with an area of blank tapa cloth at each end.
Item History
- Made in Uiaku, Oro, Papua New Guinea during 1982
- Collected between 1982 and 1983
- Owned by John Barker before January 16, 1985
- Received from John Barker (Donor) on January 16, 1985
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 1019/1
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 228.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maisin
- Previous Owner
- John Barker
- Received from
- John Barker (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Uiaku, Oro, Papua New Guinea
When
- Creation Date
- during 1982
- Collection Date
- between 1982 and 1983
- Ownership Date
- before January 16, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on January 16, 1985
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 60
- Accession Number
- 1019/0001