Tapa Cloth
Item number 1402/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Long rectangular tapa with painted designs in brown and black on natural ground. The centre is almost completely covered in a grid-like design with geometric motifs. The end sections have two squares with triangular designs and numbers painted in them - 46 at one end, 47 at the other end.
Specific Techniques
The bast (inner bark) is beaten (using a beater) on a tutua (wooden anvil). Mamanu (freehand painted designs) are then applied.
Item History
- Made in Samoa before 1975
- Owned by Jim Logan before January 31, 1990
- Received from Jim Logan (Donor) on January 31, 1990
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 1402/1
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 391.0 cm, width 169.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Samoa
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