Anna Mkapa (born Anna Joseph Maro) served as the third First Lady of Tanzania from 1995 to 2005. [1] . She is the widow of former President Benjamin Mkapa. As First Lady of Tanzania, Anna Mkapa was a strong advocate for improving the lives of children and women. In 1997, she founded the nonprofit Equal Opportunity for All Trust Fund (EOTF). [2] .

The kapa collection ranges from family heirlooms of bedding and sleeping kapa to skirts, loincloths, and capes collected by royalty and gifted to the museum. Wearing white cotton gloves, Kana‘e slid out the trays of bark cloth and examined the Cook Islands pieces.

May 11, 2016 · “Mama” Kahunaaina was a Kapa maker in the 1800s. This discovery led Sol to encourage his sister Verna to take up Kapa making.

Kapa, or Tapa, is the traditional textile of Hawaiʻi. The first Hawaiians carried wauke here, to the most isolated island group on the planet. They developed a kapa industry full of farmers, kapa tool makers, kapa pounders, dyers, and designers!

Nov 1, 2004 · Mäui, son of Hina, lengthened the day by catching the sun over Haleakalä and slowing it in order to help Hina dry her tapa. Tapa is also sometimes known as kapa. The Hawaiian pronunciation

Nov 26, 2016 · The Polynesian name of the moon, Mahina, is derived from Hina, the goddess mother of Maui. The Hawaiians say that Hina and her maidens pounded out the softest, finest kapa cloth on the long, thick kapa board at the foot of Kauiki. (Westervelt)

Kapa 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.

Sep 21, 2008 · Amongst those who revived the lost art of Hawaiian kapa, Malia Solomon stands out as one who made it a mission in her life to discover and faithfully replicate techniques of kapa making.

Whether you are looking for historical information, how-to's on caring for or identifying kapa and tapa cloth, where to take classes or how to order kapa, we have that information for you here.

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