Samoan Siapo Tapa for Sale. Complete source for information about Siapo, also known as Samoan Tapa. Hundreds of pictures of pieces of siapo, artist profiles and descriptions of the …

Siapo, also known as tapa, is one of the oldest Samoan cultural art forms. For centuries Siapo has been passed from generation to generation. Even so, it has fast become a nearly extinct …

The canvas of Siapo is the bark of the paper mulberry tree. This cloth is known as u'a.

This symbol is found in earlier works of Siapo, however, it is seldom used and has almost become extinct. Tusili'i / Small Lines or Wavy Lines The small lines represent the midrib of the coconut …

The Creative Process Begins When the board is dry, the design is painted on the smooth, flat, hard surface. The symbols are used freely creating whatever the artist's imagination dictates.

The Dyes of Siapo The dyes used in Samoan Siapo come from nature. The dyes include o'a, lama, loa, ago and soa'a. The dye pictured is the brown dye o'a.

In her designs for the freehand method of Siapo, she evoked the essence of Samoan life through her imaginative use of the traditional symbols used by generations of Samoan artists before …

In her designs for the freehand method of Siapo, she evoked the essence of Samoan life through her imaginative use of the traditional symbols used by generations of Samoan artists before …

Kolone and the other Leone women produced thousands of Siapo and helped supply Mary Pritchard's export business. Kolone taught the art to Mary Pritchard. After World War II, …

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