Tapa Cloth Item Number: 2623/49 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular, decorated with four panels and one side fringe. The repeated motif in each of the four bordered panels is made up of brownish-red lines outlined in black. The motif features long zigzag lines in different formations. Two lines put together form a chain with diamond-shaped openings. One line put along a border creates a row of triangles. One side of the cloth has been repeatedly cut, creating a thick cloth fringe. The cloth is painted on one side.
Narrative
Donor listed maker's name only as 'Rebecca' (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
- 2623/49
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 130.0 cm, width 94.0 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
- 2623/0049