Tapa Cloth Item Number: 2947/20 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Large tapa cloth with three rows of geometric designs in tan and dark brown against a medium-brown base. The patterns alternate between an hour-glass shape and a thick, diagonal tan line decorated with dark brown triangles. Rows are separated by a line of four pairs of elongated triangles.
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
- 2947/20
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and pigment
- Overall
- height 128.0 cm, width 131.0 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
- 2947/0020