Skip to main content
Object Number
2001.22.3
Display Title
Tapa cloth mat, circular, small
Descriptions
Object Description
Decorated tapa cloth mat, small, circular; stamped "Moce Tapa" in bluish ink on reverse; small paper tag printed in black reads, "Tapa Cloth is made from our native mulberry (anga) bark which, after being peeled in long strips from the...This is a genuine tapa cloth article..."
Inventory Description
Tapa mat, circular, buff with brown and black linear and floral design
Classification
- Tapa
Department
Ethnographic
Date
2001 ca.
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
/
<State>
/
Moce
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 47 cm (18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Moce Tapa; 2001.22.3/ MOCE/ TAPA/ 18" R
Provenance
Collector
T. Rose Holdcraft
(9/03/01 - 12/7/01)
Dealer
Island Craft, Ltd Avarua
(9/03/01)
Seller
Island Craft, Ltd Avarua
Important Note about Historical Language
Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.
PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001.22.4 | Tapa cloth mat, circular, large |
Tapa
|
Moce
| |
| 12-35-70/84186 | Hand-painted circular tapa cloth, Siapo mamanu |
Tapa
|
Tutuila Island
| |
| 23-47-70/D1804 | Sleeping mat of tapa |
Tapa
|
Solomon islands
| |
| 29-63-70/D3340A | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 77-37-70/11692 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pitcairn Island
| |
| 12-31-70/84109 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
Fiji | |
| 43-32-70/2249 | Tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Pago Pago
| |
| 56-43-70/3818 | Tapa cloth, table mat |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 36-45-70/336 | Piece of brown tapa cloth |
Tapa
|
Samoa
| |
| 67-9-70/122 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 80-24-70/23087.2 | Tapa |
Tapa
|
Hawaii
| |
| 67-24-70/618 | Native cloth, tapa |
Tapa
|
Fiji
|