Antique Vintage Pacific Islands Samoan Tapa Bark Cloth Hand Painted Design
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:409078 | Handmade: Yes |
Antique vintage tapa bark cloth hand painted Approx. 84" x 76" designI Got This Tapa At An Estate Sale In Arizona; Woman Told Me Her Father Worked For The Government On The Samoan Islands During His Career And The People There Would Gift Him With Tapas. Photos Of Front And BackOften the women of a whole village work together on a huge sheet of tapa. A donation is made to the church or their chief at an important occasion. Such sheets are about 3 m wide and 15, or 30, or sometimes ...even 60 m long. The 15 meter pieces are called launima (meaning five-sheet, because the sheet is five squares), and the 30 m pieces are called lautefuhi.
