Tapa Cloth Item Number: C1257 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The cloth is narrow and natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow black border along the edges with natural coloured elongated 'X's. Inside the borders a stamped design is repeated. The design shows a natural coloured leaf in a red triangle next to an inverted step triangle with a black sunburst in the centre. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together and painted on one side.
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
- C1257
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- stamped and pounded
- Overall
- height 308.0 cm, width 45.0 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
- Accession Number
- 2175/0014