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Tapa ClothC1504

The cloth is square and natural in colour with a triangle fringe. There is a double diagonal line extending from each corner and ending in a small circle surrounded by four diamonds in the centre of the cloth. The triangle fringe covers all four sides and the triangles from three of the sides are painted brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1339

Long rectangular tapa cloth with hand painted designs in light and dark brown on natural coloured ground. There are long triangles and pairs of dots overall, separated by three bands of checkered squares. There are two diagonal bars with the letters ‘koeletautue’.

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