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Tapa cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3092/14

A large rectangular bark cloth covered with geometric patterns. The patterns are made up of triangles and linear shapes which fit together to decorate the cloth's whole surface. The cloth is coloured in varying shades of reddish brown and browns.

  • Narrative

    Provenance unknown; possibly Fijian or Tongan?

  • Type of Item tapa cloth
  • Culture Fijian, Tongan
  • Material mulberry bark, paint
  • Measurements width 157.0 cm, depth 180.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Ingeborg Marshall
  • Received from Ingeborg Marshall
  • Made in Tonga, Fiji
  • Collection Date during 1965
  • Ownership Date before November 18, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on November 18, 2014
  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3092/0014

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