Tapa Cloth Item Number: 556/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large tapa cloth with designs in two shades of brown on natural ground. Four lengthwise panels with various designs of stars, birds, heraldic and diagonals with writing. One end is cut close to the centre panel, the other has blocks with brown marks and numbers. The cloth is made of several pieces attached together.
Item History
- Made in Samoa
- 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
- 556/2
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
- Overall
- height 268.0 cm, width 186.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- 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
- Samoa
When
- Ownership Date
- before September 18, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0556/0002