Tapa Cloth Item Number: 1019/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapa cloth painted with dark brown and reddish-brown geometrical designs featuring elongated bands with spiralled ends criss-crossing each other.
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
- 1019/2
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 54.0 cm, width 148.5 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
- Accession Number
- 1019/0002