Apr 13, 2013 · The moist cloth is rubbed over the tapa so that the pattern on the table-top manifests on the tapa, similar to a grave rubbing. Patterns and stencils are often unique to a …

May 29, 2012 · A light stream of smoke wafts through the air, but it is pleasant. Like a cozy fire at Thanksgiving. All around me, neighbors pound their wooden clubs on paper mulberry bark, …

May 3, 2013 · Tapa products, jewelry, wood carvings and woven goods (baskets, mats, ta’ovala’s and kia-kia’s) are the main items for sale. Tongan medicine, sold in recycled bottles, and kava …

How to Make Tongan Tapa Cloth (Ngatu) What’s Tapa? Tapa-making is a traditional art form whereby the inner bark of certain trees is softened and pounded into sheets of cloth, then …

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How to Make Tongan Tapa Cloth (Ngatu) What’s Tapa? Tapa-making is a traditional art form whereby the inner bark of certain trees is softened and pounded into sheets of cloth, then …

Kate Asleson, Ha’apai, Tonga Volunteer Interview. Kate Asleson and her husband Brett are Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (“RPCV’s”) who served in the island group of Ha’apai from …

Peeling inner bark from outer bark of paper mulberry tree.Tapa Making in Tonga Posted on August 3, 2015 August 3, 2015 by J.L. McCreedy Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Mar 22, 2019 · Tonga Time has been in deep hibernation, but it is time to awaken the beast. Despite the winter storm flurrying through our tiny mountain town this weekend …. The …