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an intricately designed piece of cloth with white and brown designs on the fabric,
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.
an art piece is hanging on the wall
More Fun with Tapa
Tapa
an old black and white photo of three women
Hiko Dance, Tonga
an old photo of a woman with tattoos on her face
THE FORGOTTEN CODE: TRIBAL TATTOOS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Hula Facial tattooing, ca. 1915. The two fringed parallel lines extending from the corners of the mouth towards the ears are a centipede motif. Among the Motu, this pattern is usually tattooed on the cheeks of a chief's child. The stepped designs (lakatoi) that appear on the girl's face proclaim that her father participated in several successful trading voyages.
a diagram showing the various stages of an animal's life cycle, from earliest to present
Intermarriage of Tonga and Samoa Royal line
a woman sitting on top of a wooden bench next to a man in a straw hut
Villages
Tongan tapa (ngatu) making at the Polynesian Cultural Center
an old black and white photo of a man dressed in native garb holding a cup
C1930s Tonga Postcard Tongan Dancer Ethnic Native Woman Polynesia | eBay
a map of the hawaiian islands with all major cities and their respective locations on it
Tongatapu – Tonga
Tongatapu – Tonga
a drawing of a woman's back with her arm wrapped around the top of her head
This picture shown above is from an engraving of a Tongan man’s thigh. This picture, drawn from life during Captain Dumont d’Urvilles voyage of the Astrolabe, is the only visual account left of a traditional Tongan male tattoo.
an old man sitting on the ground in front of some plants and eating something out of his hand
Tatatau - Traditional Tongan Tattoo - Ta Vaka
BLOG: The revival of Tongan traditional tattooing, Tatatau. Exploring historical elements, it's current resurgence, and it's future place in Tongan society.
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an old black and white photo of a woman with long hair wearing a native dress
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a woman with a tattoo on her shoulder has a red flower in the middle of it
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an old drawing of a tropical forest
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a wreath with white flowers and green leaves
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