Tapa Cloth Item Number: 556/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapa cloth with two shades of brown on natural ground. In the centre are eight panels with diagonal lines containing letters. Flanking the centre panels are many blocks containing floral motifs. Both ends have short pairs of diagonal lines and numbers. The cloth is made of several large strips attached together.
Item History
- Made in Tonga
- Collected during 1969
- Owned by D. R. Maclaren and Mrs. D. R. Maclaren before September 18, 1979
- Received from D. R. Maclaren (Donor) and Mrs. D. R. Maclaren (Donor) on September 18, 1979
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 556/1
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
- Overall
- height 297.0 cm, width 188.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tongan
- Previous Owner
- D. R. Maclaren and Mrs. D. R. Maclaren
- Received from
- D. R. Maclaren (Donor) and Mrs. D. R. Maclaren (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tonga
When
- Collection Date
- during 1969
- Ownership Date
- before September 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0556/0001