Tapa Cloth Item Number: C1202 c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A long strip of coiled bark cloth dyed with yellow, black, and red vegetable dyes, in vertical strips alternating with natural background.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected during 1951
- Owned by Cyril S. Belshaw before April 1958
- Received from Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor) during April 1958
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- C1202 c
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- paper mulberry bark and paint
- Manufacturing Technique
- pounded
- Overall
- height 5.0 cm, width 11.2 cm, depth 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- Cyril S. Belshaw
- Received from
- Cyril S. Belshaw (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- during 1951
- Ownership Date
- before April 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during April 1958
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2174/0004 c