Printing Block Item Number: C5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular print block for siapo (tapa cloth) patterns. Wooden board carved with alternating geometric designs and stylized floral pattern; arranged in two rows of six rectangular patterns.
History Of Use
Printing block for creating siapo (tapa cloth) patterns; used to transfer tapa paint onto the pounded bark cloth, in a repeating grid pattern.
Item History
- Made in Savai'i, Samoa before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
Who
- Culture
- Samoan
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Savai'i, Samoa
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 54
- Accession Number
- 2191/0438