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Tapa Cloth

MOA: University of British Columbia

3425/2

Small rectangular tapa cloth. Completely covered in geometrical and linear patterns on one side. The repeated designs in black and off-white form concentric rectangles to the central red-brown solid rectangle which contains two star or flower designs.

  • Narrative

    Purchased by the donor's parents in Fiji in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

  • Type of Item tapa cloth
  • Culture Fijian
  • Material mulberry bark, paint
  • Measurements height 61.1 cm, width 95.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Bette Thompson
  • Received from Bette Thompson
  • Made in Fiji
  • Creation Date before 1965
  • Ownership Date before February 10, 2020
  • Acquisition Date on February 10, 2020
  • Item Classes textiles
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3425/0002

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