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Tapa Cloth3439/5

Small rectangular tapa cloth. Solid rectangular border. Within, two rows of repeating designs - repeating narrow oval shapes, tapering to a point at each end, with repeating triangles within and flanked by petal shapes that curl inwards to the ovals. Only one side of cloth is painted.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Book3396/13

Small paper accordion book. Within are hand drawn diagrams and drawings, as well as religious text in Thai(?) script.

Culture
Thai
Material
mulberry paper and ink
Made in
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3367/2

Large rectangular tapa cloth with overall background pattern stamped in light red-brown. Overtop are dark red-brown and black painted designs in flowers, diamonds, triangles and dots.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3254/39

Rectangular tapa cloth with one uneven edge. The bottom edge is serrated. The cloth is divided by lines with geometric designs throughout.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3254/24

Dress composed of a long rectangular piece of pounded mulberry bark with a long, rectangular fringe and a diamond-shaped neck hole at centre. Each side is divided into by bold red lines, and has various geometric designs in black, red, white and yellow. (Small piece of tape with collector number adhered to shoulder.)

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic3254/50

Pounded bark cloth tunic with hand-painted geometric designs in strips, which run vertical. The end of one side has a serrated fringe. Tunic is open on the sides, and has a hole at the centre for the head.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3254/38

Large rectangular tapa with two serrated edges. On front, various painted designs of lines, zigzags and cross-hatching within dividing lines. On back, 'Savage Isl' is written along the edge.

Culture
Niuean
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Niue
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3254/37

Large rectangular tapa cloth with hand-painted designs. Black square at centre, bordered by repeated geometric designs. Uneven triangle-cut edges on three sides. The back is plain. (Small piece of tape with collector number adhered to side.)

Culture
Wallisian and Futunan
Material
paper mulberry bark ? and dye
Made in
Wallis and Futuna
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth3179/1

Large rectangular tapa cloth with hand-painted designs in dark brown over cross hatching of light brown on natural ground. At each end sits a row of flowers with foliage. Across the width of the tapa are cut fruit with leaves and seeds, two rows of huts surrounded by trees, three crests and crosses surrounded by a ring of leaves, and ship anchors with flowers to either side of a large butterfly. Tapa appears to have been cut down long edges.

Culture
Tongan
Material
paper mulberry bark, pigment and paint
Made in
Tonga
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Kimono3141/13

Furisode (振袖) style of kimono displaying a chrysanthemum pattern. Design shows large chrysanthemum flowers in a wide variety of colours, from orange to purple to black, some with leaves edged by gold-leaf embroidery fibre, others with painted gold embellishments. Leaves in several shades of green accompany some of the flowers. The background colour is a light tan, with areas of dark red holding a swirling tan line motif. Kimono is open at the front, with long hanging sleeve panels open toward the body to display a red lining. Small openings for the wrists sit at outside top. The interior torso is lined in tan silk, while the bottom has a lining of red. Bottom hem is slightly padded with fuki (袘).

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre, gold metal, mulberry paper, dye and paint
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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