Tapa Cloth Item Number: 1448/15 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, rectangular white tapa cloth (masi), undecorated with fringed borders.
Item History
- Made in Fiji before 1960
- Collected between 1955 and 1960
- Owned by Cyril S. Belshaw before December 18, 1990
- Received from Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor) on December 18, 1990
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 1448/15
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark
- Overall
- height 188.0 cm, width 58.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1960
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before December 18, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on December 18, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1448/0015