Loan (Exhibition)
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 1/5/2013 to 14/7/2013, Tapa: Barkcloth paintings from the Pacific
Event Date 1/5/2013
Author: rachel hand

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 E SOLOMON IS. ?Bougainville Sts. Bark cloth. Dyed blue.' [Red circular sticker top right of catalogue card.]
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 a-e MELANESIA SOLOMON ISLANDS Bougainville sts? Eddystone Island). (Only 3 found) ['(Only 3 found)' crossed out in black ball point] 31.7.[19]79[.]
5 Specimens of bark cloth 'Z 264 A'; [museum label attached to card underneath 'Z 264 A' handwritten in faded black ink:] 'Nggoru H p. 432'; [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 D (Eddystone Islands?)'; [museum label attached to card underneath 'Z 264 D' handwritten in faded black ink:] 'N. Nggoru ['N. Nggoru' crossed out in black ink] Popogha made by Kilu wife of Ndando ['Ndando' crossed out in black ink] Nendo of K. H. p 82.';
[later addition handwritten in pencil:] 'E missing 9/[19]79'; [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Rivers Colln PTO'; [handwritten in black ball point on reverse of card:]
'Z 264 A [red circular sticker] - 2.61m x 0.71m (blue design)
Z 264 D [red circular sticker] - tapering piece 4.12m long
Z 264 B [red circular sticker] - tapering piece (blue fish design) 4.10m long.';
[later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'Z 264 C: blue 1.45 x 1.93m';
[later addition handwritten in blue ball point:] 'B. Blue'; [museum label attached to card handwritten in black ink]: '[?]F. Eddystone Island?'; later addition handwritten in blue ball point: 'tied round Z 264 D'.
Catalogue card 3 reads [handwritten in black ball point:] 'Z 264 MELANESIA SOLOMON ISLANDS'; [three black and white photographs of bark cloth attached to front of card].
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Descriptions)
'D: Reuben noted that the designs show frigate birds and dolphins, but no sign of humans. From the triangles for the land at the very bottom, there are close in shore three panels of zig-zag lines intermingled tightly to show dense flocks of frigate birds. Further off shore (as is indicated by the lesser density) four frigate birds (belama), coming and going, are flying over shoals of bonito fish. Still further off-shore are a line of dolphins and then a panel of frigate birds extending into the far, far distance. Rueben said he understood the scene, where the bonito fishery was fundamental to the economic and religious life on pre-Christian Simbo, but he did not know if there was a specific story to this design too. Rhys Richards 8 July 2004. Transcribed by F. Veys 13/9/2004.
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
No record found in database. This record made from catalogue cards, observation of the objects and report written by Rhys Richards on 8/7/2004.
Old label for A stuck to catalogue card reads: Nggoru. H p. 432
Old label for D stuck to catalogue card reads: Popogha made by Kilu wife of Nendo of K. H. p 82.
Catalogue card notes that E was missing on 9/79.
There are photographs of three of the barkcloths attached to the second catalogue card for this group.
From the collection of (bio) Dr W.H.R. Rivers.
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Descriptions)
D: Tapering piece [?]Blue fish design.
Event Date 12/12/2016
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (Display)
Exhibited: On loan to the exhibition 'Tapa: Barkcloth paintings from the Pacific', curated by Nick Thomas and Julie Adams, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, 1 May- 14 July 2013.

Illustrated in the exhibition catalogue 'Tapa: Barkcloth paintings from the Pacific', by N. Thomas and J. Adams (Ikon Gallery and MAA), 2013
Event Date 25/4/2018
Author: rachel hand