Tongan Tapa Cloth with Beehive
Dublin Core
Title
Tongan Tapa Cloth with Beehive
Subject
Bark; Beehive; Tapa
Description
Tapa Cloth with beehive on it. Outline of beehive is black nuts. White seashells decorate the rest of the tapa. At top they spell "BEEHIVE". Three squares near top have the same Coat of Arms in each. Tapa is glued and stapled to a cardboard. Another piece of tapa is on back decorated with 2 rows of birds, a row of the Coat of Arms and a row of trees with the sun, the moon and the stars.
Creator
Mulitalo, Lavulavu
Source
Utah State Folk Arts Collection, 1980.04, ArtHaus
Publisher
Utah State Archives
Date
1980
Contributor
Utah Division of Arts and Museums
Rights
Copyright All Years. Utah Division of Arts and Museums. All Rights Reserved.
Format
57.50 x 49.50 (in)
Collection
Citation
Mulitalo, Lavulavu, “Tongan Tapa Cloth with Beehive,” Utah Folk Arts, accessed May 2, 2024, https://utahfolkarts.omeka.net/items/show/66.