Tapa Cloth
Item number 3367/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Large rectangular tapa cloth with overall background pattern stamped in light red-brown. Overtop are dark red-brown and black painted designs in flowers, diamonds, triangles and dots.
Narrative
The siapo is said to have been gifted to the donor's father Richard Sharell (photographer, 1893-1986) by a sea captain while he was in the south Pacific.
Item History
- Made in Samoa before 1960
- Collected between 1950 and 1959
- Owned by Eva Sharell before June 4, 2019
- Received from Eva Sharell (Donor) on June 4, 2019
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3367/2
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 136.5 cm, width 149.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Samoa
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- Previous Owner
- Eva Sharell
- Received from
- Eva Sharell (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1960
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1959
- Ownership Date
- before June 4, 2019
- Acquisition Date
- on June 4, 2019
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3367/0002
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