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tapa cloth

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tapa cloth: see bark cloth bark cloth, primitive fabric made in tropical and subtropical countries from the soft inner bark of certain trees. It has been made and used in parts of Africa and India, the Malay Peninsula, Samoa, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Fiji Islands and perhaps reached its
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How Samoans prepare fabrics for wedding gowns: Brides from Samoa make their traditional wedding gowns using tapa cloth, which they obtain from the barks of mulberries.
The Cultural Impact on Samoan Wedding Dresses by Rafi Michael / Relationships community
Before the outside world encroached, native Hawaiian dress included skirts called pa'u for women and loincloths, or malo, for men, both made of tapa cloth derived from the inner bark of the wauke tree.
In traditional hula, every dance is worth a thousand words by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Eleanor Merritt's Three Queens, above, is painted in acrylic on tapa cloth.
Eleanor Merritt is showing her work in three locations this month by Ormond, Mark / Sarasota Magazine
 
 
 
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