Tapa Cloth Item Number: 2947/18 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, rectangular, mostly un-pigmented tapa cloth. One medium-brown column along the side with faint geometric patterns in tan. Beside the brown decoration is a brown partial hand print. There are patches of brown pigment on the un-pigmented area. The cloth’s edges are wavy and irregular.
Item History
- Made in Samoa
- Owned by Gordan Gowland before March 21, 2012
- Received from Gordan Gowland (Donor) on March 21, 2012
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 2947/18
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and pigment
- Overall
- height 53.0 cm, width 145.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- Previous Owner
- Gordan Gowland
- Received from
- Gordan Gowland (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Samoa
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 21, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on March 21, 2012
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2947/0018