Tapa cloth Item Number: 3092/14 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A large rectangular bark cloth covered with geometric patterns. The patterns are made up of triangles and linear shapes which fit together to decorate the cloth's whole surface. The cloth is coloured in varying shades of reddish brown and browns.
Narrative
Provenance unknown; possibly Fijian or Tongan?
Item History
- Made in Tonga ? or Fiji ?
- Collected during 1965
- Owned by Ingeborg Marshall before November 18, 2014
- Received from Ingeborg Marshall (Donor) on November 18, 2014
What
- Name
- Tapa cloth
- Identification Number
- 3092/14
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- width 157.0 cm, depth 180.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian ? or Tongan ?
- Previous Owner
- Ingeborg Marshall
- Received from
- Ingeborg Marshall (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tonga ? or Fiji ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1965
- Ownership Date
- before November 18, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on November 18, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3092/0014