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| Welcome
to Tapa.co.nz,
we will be publishing more information on Tapa and also Pacific
Art from now onwards, so please return often. We will
also begin to publish interviews with people who make and design Tapa,
people who collect Tapa and we will journey worldwide to see where
it comes from, where it goes and what the designs mean.... Regarding Art, we will provide links and the odd interview, without comnments and let each artist be appreciated for their own merits and styles... Tapa is the word associated with Pacific barkcloth that was first seen by Europeans from the time of the explorers and whalers to the present day where it is used worldwide to describe the regional traditional barkcloth that has so much History, Culture and meaning...Tapa from the Pacific is made from the inner bark of the Paper Mulberrry Tree (Broussonetia Papyrifera) and also in some cases the Breadfruit Tree (Artocarpus).......About Tapa |
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more about the Masters of Siapo Art and the Artists who carry on
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want to interview and publish info on the People who make, use and
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| Circular
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Wanted to buy: Savea Malietoa Paintings Wanted to buy: Paintings and items by Savea Malietoa. Any information also appreciated. Excellent prices paid. Please contact the Editor: editor@tapa.co.nz |
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to buy: Good Traditional Tapa wanted Good traditional Tapa wanted, interesting recent pieces considered.Contact Jim: favellecotter@optusnet.com.au |
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Wanted
to sell: 1940s Tapa for sale This Tapa was obtained in the Pacific during the 1940s. It is being offered by the Family for sale. Please contact: Coopzmama@aol.com |
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Wanted
to sell: Samoan Siapo 1960s Samoan Siapo for sale. 1960s. 155 x 125cm. $585 (New Zealand dollars) email: andrwp@xtra.co.nz |
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Wanted
to sell: Fijian Masi 1980s Fijian Masi for sale. 1980s. 149 x 89cms.$285 (New Zealand dollars) email: andrwp@xtra.co.nz |