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Mat2947/4

Large, rectangular, finely-woven tan mat with fringed grass borders on all four sides. The fringe consists of a regular, thin, short grass with a few long, thick strands. Inside the fringed edge is a decorative triangle-based pattern painted in grey. Along the long sides blue and blue-green fibres are woven into the edge. The short sides have a few sporadic green fibres at their edges, focused primarily in the corners.

Culture
Samoan
Material
grass, cotton fibre and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/14

Rectangular tapa cloth with geometric patterns in dark brown and yellow on a tan base. Dark brown pinwheels are bordered by diamond patterns. These sequences alternate between two yellow diamonds and a black diamond with the black shapes falling at the corners of the pinwheels. Shapes are separated from one another by dark brown lines, giving the cloth a grid-like appearance. One edge is decorated with a series of dark brown hour glass shapes.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/12

Large rectangular tapa cloth with black light brown geometric designs against brown background. The designs are organized in a three-by-four grid. Each of the grid’s rectangles contains, at centre, a black four-point star and, in the corners, two black spades-like and two black clubs-like designs oriented diagonally away from the centre. Each rectangle is bordered by dark brown lines and the entire tapa cloth has a black border. The brown base areas are decorated with light brown linear patterns. One edge is un-pigmented with irregular, somewhat ragged edges.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/11

Rectangular tapa cloth. Eight star-like geometric designs in dark brown, brown, and light brown on a medium brown base, organized in two rows of four. Each column is separated by a thick border of dark brown chevrons. The tapa cloth has a dark brown border on three sides. Brown portions are decorated with light brown linear and triangular patterns.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/7

Large rectangular tapa cloth with geometric patterns in dark and light brown against a medium brown base. The designs are organized into a 3x2 grid with very wide columns. Each rectangle contains a diamond –shaped design at centre decorated with abstracted floral-like patterns in light brown. The diamonds in the top and bottom row are dark brown in colour; the designs in the middle row are half dark and half medium brown. Rows are separated from one another by a set of two thick, patterned lines: one linear, triangle-based design, and one chevron style pattern in dark and light brown. Along one edge of each of the grids’ rectangles is a column of light-brown and medium-brown stripes. At the centre of this line is a dark brown square.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/6

Large rectangular tapa cloth with geometric patterns in black and light brown against a medium brown background. The decoration alternates between a pinwheel pattern and a design with two circle segments facing away from one another. The designs are organized into a 4 x 6 grid. Three of the designs have been painted with black pigments; the others are decorated solely in light brown. Three sides are bordered by irregularly-edged, un-pigmented tapa.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2947/3

Large, finely-woven, tan mat. There are fringe grass borders along two of the mat’s sides. One fringed edge is additionally decorated with thin tan wood chips. These are sewn under a strip of red cloth, at the centre of which runs two lines of red-tipped feathers. These feathers are arranged with their brown centres towards the middle and their red tips pointing outwards creating the appearance of a set of stripes. There are two short lines of feathers running vertically up from border.

Culture
Samoan
Material
grass, wood, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2947/2

Large, finely-woven tan mat. All four sides have fringed grass borders, with two edges having thick, full fringes and two having thinner and more sporadic fringes. One side has two decorative borders, one of triangle shapes and a second, inner border of feathers. The feathers are arranged with their red tips outwards and their brown bases towards the centre, creating a striped effect. There are white feathers at regular intervals along the border. Three short lines of feathers run vertically up from the decorative edge of the mat.

Culture
Samoan
Material
grass, feather, cotton fibre and ink
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa Cloth2947/8

Rectangular tapa cloth with decorative geometric patterns in dark and light brown against a medium-brown base. The cloth is divided by dark brown lines into three distinct rows. Each row contains a series of eight pairs of triangles in which each pair contains one regular and one inverted triangle. Pairs face each other across a medium-brown line. Each triangle has smaller dark-brown or black triangle inside it, outlined in light brown. The entire cloth has a light-brown border decorated with a black swag pattern.

Culture
Samoan
Material
mulberry bark and pigment
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mat2947/1

Large, finely-woven, tan mat. There are fringe grass borders along two of the mat’s sides. The fringe along one side is accompanied by short, thick, vertical slits towards the middle of the mat. Above this is a decorative border of white stitching. Red strings attach small bundles of dried grass to the mat along this white stitching at regular intervals. Three groupings of red tipped feathers are sewn to the mat towards the middle. One group forms a circle, with their grey-brown insides at the centre and their red tips pointing outwards. There are two stamps in a corner: one is faint and circular, the other is dark and rectangular.

Culture
Samoan
Material
grass, cotton fibre and feather
Made in
Samoa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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