Tapa Cloth Item Number: 1448/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long narrow decorated tapa (masi) with designs in black and brown. The design is two blocks (pairs) wide and seven long, each pair containing similar flower-like central designs with wide geometric borders around the whole set of blocks. The flowers are of two types, one with oval petals and the other with diamond-shaped petals. One side has a thin striped fringe, the other has a border of lengthwise lines. The ends are serrated. The cloth is made of two pieces attached together; one is thinner than the other.
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
- 1448/17
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 286.0 cm, width 55.0 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
- 1448/0017