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Tapa ClothC1247

Small, rectangular light brown tapa cloth made of beaten inner mulberry bark.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1248

The cloth is natural coloured, narrow and tapered. Some of the wood grain lines are still visible.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1249

The cloth is natural coloured, narrow and tapered. Some of the wood grain lines are still visible.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1251

Small, rectangular light brown tapa cloth made of beaten inner mulberry bark; undecorated.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1254

The cloth is narrow and natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow border along the edges decorated with bunches of four black lines. Inside the borders are many square and rectangular panels repeated in a regular pattern. One panel is five red starbursts on a natural coloured background surrounded by red triangles. The next panel is three thin vertical bands of black and natural coloured triangles and other geometric designs. The next panel is natural coloured flowers on a red background. Another panel is a natural coloured bouquet with a bow on a red background. The cloth is made of two narrow pieces of cloth joined together in the centre.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1256

Long narrow decorated tapa (masi) with stamped designs in black and brown. The centre band is dark brown with a white leaf motif, flanked by black borders with a white fork motif. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1257

The cloth is narrow and natural in colour with designs painted in black and dark red. There is a narrow black border along the edges with natural coloured elongated 'X's. Inside the borders a stamped design is repeated. The design shows a natural coloured leaf in a red triangle next to an inverted step triangle with a black sunburst in the centre. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together and painted on one side.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1258

Long narrow tapa (masi) with painted designs in black and brown on natural ground. There are four bands of brown triangles along the sides. Between the bands and in the centre panel are black floral motifs. The cloth is made of three pieces attached together.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Nalebaleba, Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1279

The cloth is rectangular with an elaborate border and black and white geometric panels. The outside border has three parts. The first part, closest to the edges, is a solid black line. The second part is a red line containing natural coloured sunbursts. The third part is made up of three lines, two black lines and one white. The geometric panels are made up of black and white designs including chevrons, diamonds, squares and diagonal lines. Two sides have a cut fringe.

Culture
Fijian
Material
mulberry bark and paint
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tapa ClothC1746

The cloth is natural coloured, rectangular and decorated with eight panels. Each of the eight panels is a rectangle with a large 'X' extending from corner to corner. The border around the panel and the 'X' are red-brown. The area surrounding the 'X' is left natural but outlined in gray. The background is brown and cross-hatched with gray. Other details, such as differences in outlining and addition of dots, vary from panel to panel. Only one side of the cloth is painted.

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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