Neutron capture by a tantalum sample was measured at the Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator pulsed neutron time-of-flight facility on a 40-m flight path. Average cross sections for 181Ta(n,γ) in the energy range from 2.6 to 1900 keV were derived. The partially resolved region from 2620 to 4000 eV was fitted in terms of resonance parameters by least-squares adjustment.