Tapa Cloth Item Number: 3439/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Small rectangular tapa cloth. Solid rectangular border. Within, two rows of repeating designs - repeating narrow oval shapes, tapering to a point at each end, with repeating triangles within and flanked by petal shapes that curl inwards to the ovals. Only one side of cloth is painted.
Narrative
Acquired by the donor while traveling in the south Pacific during the early 1980s.
Item History
- Made in Tonga
- Collected during 1982
- Owned by Frits Bossen before August 19, 2020
- Received from Frits Bossen (Donor) on August 19, 2020
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3439/5
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 93.2 cm, width 32.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tongan
- Previous Owner
- Frits Bossen
- Received from
- Frits Bossen (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tonga
When
- Collection Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- before August 19, 2020
- Acquisition Date
- on August 19, 2020
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3439/0005