Tapa Cloth Item Number: C1258 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long narrow tapa (masi) with painted designs in black and brown on natural ground. There are four bands of brown triangles along the sides. Between the bands and in the centre panel are black floral motifs. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together.
Item History
- Made in Nalebaleba, Fiji
- Owned by Cyril S. Belshaw before February 1959
- Received from Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor) during February 1959
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- C1258
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- pounded, stamped and painted
- Overall
- height 307.0 cm, width 45.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nalebaleba, Fiji
When
- Ownership Date
- before February 1959
- Acquisition Date
- during February 1959
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 60
- Accession Number
- 2175/0015