Tapa Cloth Item Number: 2947/19 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular tapa cloth with dark brown geometric designs on a tan base. Dark brown lines divide the cloth into a 4x6 grid. The designs in each row alternates between pinwheels and six-petal flowers with each square in the same column having the same pattern. There is a large brown area near one of the edges.
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
- 2947/19
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and pigment
- Overall
- height 105.0 cm, width 157.0 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
- good
- Accession Number
- 2947/0019