Tapa Cloth Item Number: C938 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long, rectangular, dark and light brown tapa cloth made of beaten inner mulberry bark; uneven tones.
Item History
- Made in Fiji before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- C938
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed and pounded
- Overall
- height 184.3 cm, width 48.1 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fiji
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 2191/1239