Tapa Cloth Item Number: C1660 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
The front of the beige cloth has eleven bands of a square grid-like pattern. The lines of the square pattern are both light and dark red, painted in blood. The back of the cloth is plain except for a band of three wavy lines.
Narrative
The seller said the tapa was painted with human blood, but the claim is unconfirmed.
Item History
- Made in Australia
- Owned by Robert A. Waters before December 14, 1953
- Received from Robert A. Waters (Seller) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) on December 14, 1953
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- C1660
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and human blood ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- pounded and painted
- Overall
- height 49.5 cm, width 19.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Australian
- Previous Owner
- Robert A. Waters
- Received from
- Robert A. Waters (Seller) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Australia
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 14, 1953
- Acquisition Date
- on December 14, 1953
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2284/0066