Tapa Cloth Item Number: 2623/53 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The cloth is natural in colour with designs painted in black and brown. There are eight bands and each band is separated by a border. The designs in seven of the bands are interlocking triangles on either a black, brown or natural background. One band has mirror-image rectangles missing one side. The cloth has a thick fringe cut into one side and two long ties on the opposite side. The cloth is painted on one side but the paint has bled through to the backside.
History Of Use
Accompanying label reads "BO (tapa) for dancing, not for wearing".
Narrative
Donor listed maker's name only as 'May' (no family name recorded).
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
- 2623/53
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 113.0 cm, width 65.0 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
- Current Location
- Case 60
- Accession Number
- 2623/0053