VINTAGE TAPAS CLOTH HANDMADE FROM TREE BARK SAMOA ISLANDS 32 X 24 INCH For Sale

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VINTAGE TAPAS CLOTH HANDMADE FROM TREE BARK SAMOA ISLANDS 32 X 24 INCH:
$99.89

VINTAGE TAPAS CLOTH HANDMADE FROM TREE BARK SAMOA ISLANDS
32 X 24 INCHOR 81 X 61 CM
Tapa is a fabric made by native Hawaiians from the bast fibres of certain species of trees and shrubs in the orders Rosales and Malvales. The bark is beaten and felted to achieve a soft texture and dye stamped in geometric patterns.

Process: The outer bark is scraped off using shells, and the inner bark is soaked and beaten with a wooden mallet (ike) on an anvil (tutua) until it spreads into a thin, supple sheet. Layers are then felted or pasted together using plant starch.

Decoration: Surfaces are painted, rubbed, stamped, stenciled, or dyed using natural earth pigments, charcoal, and plant saps

Samoa (Siapo): Characterized by rich, freehand or rubric-painted geometric and abstract designs.

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