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Tapa Cloth2623/53

The cloth is natural in colour with designs painted in black and brown. There are eight bands and each band is separated by a border. The designs in seven of the bands are interlocking triangles on either a black, brown or natural background. One band has mirror-image rectangles missing one side. The cloth has a thick fringe cut into one side and two long ties on the opposite side. The cloth is painted on one side but the paint has bled through to the backside.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/52

The cloth is natural coloured, narrow with a linear motif and one tasseled end. The repeated motif is made up of brownish-red lines outlined in black forming a Greek key-like design, decorated with black dots. At both ends of the cloth a diamond motif has been added in purple ink. One end has long fabric tassels, coloured with purple ink and the end of each tassel dyed red-brown.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/51

The cloth is natural coloured, rectangular and decorated with four panels. The repeated motif in each of the four panels is made up of brownish-red lines outlined in black forming six figures. Two of the figures resemble squares with two opposing sides pulled in; two figures are diamonds with a bar across the middle; and two figures resemble the number '3' . The figures vary in size and position from panel to panel. The cloth is very thin and painted on one side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/50

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with geometric designs outlined in black. There are four panels. Each panel contains a band of interlocking triangles and a band of rectangles missing one side. The panels are outlined in black and painted brownish-orange. The cloth is painted on one side but has bled through to the other side.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Sirorata, Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2623/48

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with a centred band and a repeating motif. The motif is a symetrical starburst-like design repeated four times within the large band. The border and the large lines of the design are light brown. The small details, dots and wavy lines are gray. The cloth is painted on one side.

Culture
Maisin
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Oro, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2534/2

Rectangular-shaped tapa with repeating, square, breadfruit designs covering almost entire front surface. The design squares are repeated 3 wide and 5 long. The first lengthwise row has a single dotted circle at its centre, with four leaves around it - two painted in ochre, two in black. The middle row has a double-circle centre with all four leaves painted ochre. The last row has a triple-circle centre with same coloured leaves as first row. There is a thin unpainted border around all edges.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and ochre pigment
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth556/2

Large tapa cloth with designs in two shades of brown on natural ground. Four lengthwise panels with various designs of stars, birds, heraldic and diagonals with writing. One end is cut close to the centre panel, the other has blocks with brown marks and numbers. The cloth is made of several pieces attached together.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2586/1

Square tapa (siapo) with painted designs in dark and light brown on natural ground. There are four squares with two different patterns of floral motifs within circles.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/4

Rectangular-shaped tapa cloth covered with repeating geometric designs. Single-line border encloses three lengthwise rows of six repeating patterns, all in black and ochre. One row is diamonds, the second has circular designs, the last has a design of overlapping four-pointed stars. Each repeating pattern is in a square with symmetrical quadrants.

Culture
Samoan
Material
ochre pigment, paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2533/3

Small, oblong, layered tapa with rough edges. Rectangular pattern of geometric floral design done in ochre and black paint. Pattern fills most of the area leaving a 5 cm unpainted border.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and ochre pigment
Made in
Salelologa, Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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