- islanders,
often being given as gifts. In Samoa, the same
cloth is
called siapo, and in Niue it is hiapo. In Hawaiʻi, it is
known as kapa. In Rotuma, a...
- 'ie toga and
decorated bark
cloth siapo while men give
woodworking items and red feathers. Bark cloth,
called siapo in
Samoa (similar to the
Fijian tapa...
- a 'ie toga with fine mats (finely
woven textiles of pand**** leaves) or
siapo (tapa cloth)
pounded from
paper mulberry or wild
hibiscus bark. The Samoans...
- Proto-Polynesian
reconstructed word *
siapo, with
cognates including Niue, Tongan, and
Marquesan hiapo; and
Samoan and East ****unan
siapo. The term for
barkcloth beater...
- was a
master siapo (tapa cloth)
maker and teacher. Sven
Ortquist was a
master wood carver.
Reggie Meredith-Fitiao is an
expert in
siapo and professor...
-
Commonly used to
refer to Tongan,
Samoan and
Niuean bark
cloth (Ngatu/Hiapo/
Siapo)
which differs from Tapa in that it is thicker,
produced differently with...
- Proto-Polynesian
reconstructed word *
siapo, with
cognates including Niue, Tongan, and
Marquesan hiapo; and
Samoan and East ****unan
siapo. The term for
barkcloth beater...
-
Samoan textile artist.
Pritchard is
widely credited with
reviving the art of
siapo, the
Samoan version of tapa,
handmade cloth created by
pounding the bark...
- Highway,
Poblacion San
Roque Elementary School — San
Roque Siapo Elementary School —
Siapo Sra.
Ascion Elementary School (formerly Calo ES) — Sra. Ascion...
- Meredith-Fitiao is
considered an
expert in
barkcloth textile art, also
known as
siapo or tapa cloth. She is a
professor of art at the
American Samoa Community...
