Tapa Cloth Item Number: 3655/11 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Heavily painted strip of tapa cloth. Design includes four main panels with geometric designs in black and brown-red paint. The two panel designs alternate. Red-brown border design on each end. Fringe along the long edge.
Item History
- Made in Cakaudrove, Fiji
- Owned by Elizabeth Bell and Alan Bell before December 7, 2023
- Received from Elizabeth Bell (Donor) and Alan Bell (Donor) on December 7, 2023
What
- Name
- Tapa Cloth
- Identification Number
- 3655/11
- Type of Item
- tapa cloth
- Material
- mulberry bark and paint
- Overall
- height 280.0 cm, width 59.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Fijian
- Previous Owner
- Elizabeth Bell and Alan Bell
- Received from
- Elizabeth Bell (Donor) and Alan Bell (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cakaudrove, Fiji
When
- Ownership Date
- before December 7, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on December 7, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3655/0011