Tapa cloth

Rectangular-shaped tapa cloth covered with repeating geometric designs. Single-line border encloses three lengthwise rows of six repeating patterns, all in black and ochre. One row is diamonds, the second has circular designs, the last has a design of overlapping four-pointed stars. Each repeating pattern is in a square with symmetrical quadrants.

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Forget all of those Hawaiiana fabric prints made for Aloha shirts and muumuus. The traditional, in fact only, fabric known by the ancient Hawaiians was the

Traditional tongan cloth made by beating the leaves of the pandanas tree or the bark of the mulberry tree

Tapa cloths from the Pacific

Maintaining traditional practices has been a challenge for Fijians living in New Zealand. Some skills, such as creating the intricate and distinctive Fijian tapa cloth known as masi, are maintained through craft workshops. Mereia Johnston, pictured in 1996...

18 x 22" acrylic paint on handmade tapa cloth from Tongo, 2009 SOLD

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…

Small Siapo in new condition.play on traditional star and flower motif.Dimensions: 400mm x 330 mm.

Vintage Tapa- Masi from Fiji