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Tapa of the Pacific

documentary heritage
  • Description

    [An illustrated collection and description of tapa of the Pacific from the Auckland Museum collections, along with their social and material histories.]

  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Other Id

    GN434.5 NEI (Library of Congress Call Number)

    92533 (Cat ID)

    92331 (Presto content ID)

  • Department

    Publications

Images and documents

Images

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    pamphlet

  • Name/Title
    Tapa of the Pacific
  • Primary Maker

    Mick Pendergrast

    Roger Neich

     Auckland Institute and Museum

  • Contributor/Publisher
    David Bateman in association with Auckland Museum
  • Place
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Date
    2001
  • Physical Description

    32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 22 cm

  • ISBN/ISSN
    1869534646
    9781869534646
  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    3 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Subject Category

    Tapa--Polynesia

  • Content
    Tapa of the Pacific -- Making tapa -- Samoa -- Tonga -- Futuna -- Niue -- Cook Islands -- Tahiti -- Hawaii -- Fiji -- Tikopia -- Santa Cruz Islands -- Solomon Islands -- Papua New Guinea.
  • Public Access Text

    Includes bibliographical references (page 32). Photographs from the Auckland Museum collection: Tapa (Eromanga, Vanuatu,21925.3) -- Siapo mamanu (Samoa, 1800.1) -- Siapo mamanu (Samoa, 4135) -- Siapo tasina (Samoa, 54208) -- Siapo mamanu (Samoa, 45059) -- Ngatu (Tonga, 48084.3) -- Ngatu (Tonga, 48979) -- Ngatu (Tonga, 52787) -- Salatasi tapa waist mat (Futuna, 33698.

    2) -- Hiapo (Niue, 30088) -- Tiputa (Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8352) -- Tapa mask and costume (Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8353-8355) -- Ahufara (Tahiti, 31574) -- Kapa (Hawaii, 14529) -- Kapa (Hawaii, in Alexander Shaw's book of tapa in Library Collection) -- Taunamu (Bouma village, Taveuni Island, Fiji, 55090) -- Masi Kesa (Fiji, 26786.8) -- Masi bolabola (Cakaudrove district, Fiji, 4138.1, 8487, 13760.1) -- Gatu vakatoga (Fiji, 4140.1) -- Maro tafi (Tikopia, 4518) -- Lepau (Santa Cruz, 11782) -- Tapa (Santa Isabel Island, Solomon Islands, 26459) -- Tapa (Oro Province, Papua New Guinea (55209) -- Ceremonial apron (Manus, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea, 2278) -- Loincloth (Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, 2577.1) -- Mask decoration (Baining people, Malaseit village, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, 45248) -- Eharo mask (Elema people, Orokolo, Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, 23189.1).

  • Associated Notes

    https://awmm.page.link/8f63

    Collection of tapa

  • Collection Type
    Reading Room
    Pamphlet Collection
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2024
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