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Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a bark cloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands, Futuna, Solomon Islands, Java, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea (particularly in Oro Province around Tufi) and Hawaiʻi, where it is called kapa.  In French Polynesia it has nearly disappeared, except for some villages in the Marquesas. Tongan Designs, Tongan Art, Fijian Warrior, Samoan Art, Tongan Culture, Fiji Culture, Tapa Cloth, Polynesian Art, Marquesan Tattoos

Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a bark cloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands, Futuna, Solomon Islands, Java, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea (particularly in Oro Province around Tufi) and Hawaiʻi, where it is called kapa. In French Polynesia it has nearly disappeared, except for some villages in the Marquesas.

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Making Tapa cloth Tongan Patterns, Samoan Patterns, Tapa Cloth, South Pacific Islands, Bark Cloth, Arts Integration, Polynesian Designs, Hawaiian Art, Pacific Islands

Tongan Style at Fresh Gallery, Otara, is an exhibition of works by five Auckland based Tongan women who have translated traditional style Tongan art, such as the designs of tapa cloth, into more contemporary mediums of embroidery and crochet. This carries traditional themes utilizing materials which became available when Westerners arrived. They have created an art which incorporates cultural wealth as well as use, such as linen for occasions and clothing. Fresh Gallery is located in an area…

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