Tapa Cloth Item Number: 1448/32 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapa cloth in a rectangular shape and painted with seven panels, each with bands of zigzag lines that have double hooked shapes emerging from the points and several v shapes, all in light brown and dark grey. The panels each have a border.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea ?
- 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
- 1448/32
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 140.5 cm, width 103.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea ?
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 18, 1990
- Acquisition Date
- on December 18, 1990
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1448/0032