Rectangular tapa cloth with geometric designs in black, dark brown and light brown against a medium-brown base. The tapa cloth is divided by dark brown lines into six columns. The design featured in the first, third, fourth and sixth columns depicts a diamond nestled between two X-shapes. Above and below the diamond design are dark brown and black triangles. The second and fifth columns are loosely based on a diagonal cross plan.

Rectangular tapa cloth with geometric designs in black, dark-brown and tan against a medium-brown base. The tapa cloth is divided by patterned lines into three rows. The top and bottom row feature abstracted floral-like designs with two brown and two black leaves. The middle row contains eight point stars outlined in dark brown. Four diamond-like shapes radiate out from the dark brown circle at each star’s centre. The medium-brown space around each of the stars and floral designs is decorated with a tan triangular pattern.

item is from the Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection

Item purchased at Stevens Auction Rooms sale 15 August 1933

Model of canoe [.1] decorated with carved bear prow and painted with animal designs, with two paddles [.2, .3]. [CAK 16/06/2009]

Red and black salmon carved from wood and used in dances. [CAK 09/04/2010]

The object is a large spoon (top in photograph) carved from a single piece of wood. Inside the bowl of the spoon in black and red is a painting of a wolf crest that includes a wolf with a large tail. The spoon is in good and stable condition. On the handle, at the top, there are two holes; on the body and legs of the wolf, there are small black pigment losses. See also 05.588.7331.

Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Brooklyn Museum Collection