Tapa Cloth Item Number: C1246 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tapa cloth that is natural in colour, long and narrow. There is a join in the middle where the two pieces were joined together. The cloth is undecorated.
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
- C1246
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark
- Manufacturing Technique
- pounded
- Overall
- height 254.0 cm, width 48.0 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
- Current Location
- Case 55
- Accession Number
- 2175/0003