Tapa Cloth Item Number: C1498 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapa cloth with brown and black on natural ground. In the centre is a vertical brown line with a black zigzag pattern. On both sides of the line are rectangles with a geometric pattern including the word ‘hakauga’ and floral, leaf and circle motifs. At the ends are undecorated squares with the words ‘tagi’ and mele’ on the left and the numbers 1 to 4 on the right.
Item History
- Made in Tonga before 1940
- Collected during 1940
- Owned by Elizabeth M. Campbell and George Campbell before August 29, 1972
- Received from Elizabeth M. Campbell (Donor) and George Campbell (Donor) on August 29, 1972
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- C1498
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- pounded, painted and printed
- Overall
- height 379.0 cm, width 188.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tongan
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth M. Campbell and George Campbell
- Received from
- Elizabeth M. Campbell (Donor) and George Campbell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tonga
When
- Creation Date
- before 1940
- Collection Date
- during 1940
- Ownership Date
- before August 29, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on August 29, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0211/0001