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LoinclothIe437

A bark cloth backed beaded panel. The beads are grey and polished and woven with plant fibre string in rows. There is a cross-pattern of black electrical wire pieces. The edges are dyed red, and the top is alternately dyed red, then has grey beads and yellow dye in vertical rows.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
plane wood, dye, paper mulberry bark, root and bamboo grass
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothIi4

Tapa cloth with panels divided by dark brown lines. The rectangles are decorated with geometric designs, banner-like designs, and inscriptions in brown. The three smaller rectangles at one end have segments of the same designs.

Culture
Western Polynesian
Material
paper mulberry bark, paint and pigment
Made in
Pacific Islands
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothIi5

Tapa cloth with geometric patterns of straight lines and zigzags. Predominant patterns are width-wise with dark brown diagonal lines, zigzags, and triangles.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FanC922

A fan that has an elongated deltoid-like leaf shape with rounded sides. Very fine thin bark strips of red, green, and natural-colour are laced through the palm leaf frame.

Culture
Fijian
Material
paper mulberry bark, wood and palm leaf
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC7

Skirt made from woven bark with braided borders, flowers that are sewn to the waistband, and a long fringe. Portions are dyed purple and brown.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark and dye
Made in
Savai'i, Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC941

The cloth is rectangular with designs covering the entire surface in dark red-brown, brown and black on a natural off-white background. On one side there are squares outlined in black and filled in with large black double triangles and patterned brown backgrounds. The other side shows the exact same designs but painted only in brown on the natural background.

Culture
Samoan ?
Material
paper mulberry bark, dye and oil ?
Made in
Samoa ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1173

The cloth is natural coloured and rectangular with a fringe. The fringe covers three edges but only one is intact. The fringe on the end is made of thick and thin cut pieces of cloth. The fringe on the side edges is made from thin pieces of cut cloth and not many strands remain.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC967

Tapa cloth with light and dark brown paint on natural ground. There are rows of concentric diamond motifs and geometric borders.

Culture
Samoan
Material
paint and paper mulberry bark
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BagC1200 d

Envelope shape tapa bag with braided edges in maroon and natural. The sides of the bag are border with an abstract, stamped design in green and purple. Lining of is made of plaited palm leaf.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
palm leaf, bark, paper mulberry bark and dye
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1202 b

Lines radiating from circles; red and black on natural ground.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
paper mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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