Tapa Cloth Item Number: 2623/51 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The cloth is natural coloured, rectangular and decorated with four panels. The repeated motif in each of the four panels is made up of brownish-red lines outlined in black forming six figures. Two of the figures resemble squares with two opposing sides pulled in; two figures are diamonds with a bar across the middle; and two figures resemble the number '3' . The figures vary in size and position from panel to panel. The cloth is very thin and painted on one side.
Item History
- Made in Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
- Owned by Abraham Ross and Susan Ross before April 20, 2004
- Received from Abraham Ross (Donor) and Susan Ross (Donor) on April 20, 2004
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 2623/51
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 110.0 cm, width 78.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Abraham Ross and Susan Ross
- Received from
- Abraham Ross (Donor) and Susan Ross (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
When
- Ownership Date
- before April 20, 2004
- Acquisition Date
- on April 20, 2004
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2623/0051