Tapa Cloth Item Number: 1787/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Very large two-ply tapa cloth without seams. Design covers entire front surface. The main area is divided into eight panels divided by black lines. Each panel has black and brown geometric designs in it. Background of all panels covered with brown parallel lines - some straight up and down, some diagonal. Border design near each end. One end's border is wider than the other end's. Sides and ends are rough.
Item History
- Made in Fiji ?
- Owned by Arlee Gale before September 20, 1999
- Received from Arlee Gale (Donor) on September 20, 1999
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 1787/1
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark, pigment and paint
- Overall
- height 378.0 cm, width 183.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Arlee Gale
- Received from
- Arlee Gale (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 20, 1999
- Acquisition Date
- on September 20, 1999
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1787/0001