Tapa Cloth
Item number 1448/17 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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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
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
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
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