Great tapa design AJ - Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a barkcloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands, Futuna, Solomon Islands, Java, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii (where it is called kapa). Keep blogging and commenting!
Thanks Miss Collins for your comment. I put two tanoa in the corner. The tanoas are for drinking kava for when they are having a meeting. I have seen a lot of tanoas when I went with my family to Samoa and it is very important.
What an awesome siapo design! I really like how you've used different colours - the white against the brown really stands out. Do the designs you've used have a particular meaning to your family? In Māori culture designs and patterns are often specific to different iwi (tribes).
Thank you Mikey for your comment. I have mixed the colors because I am mixed cultures. I am Samoan, Indian, Niuean, German, and i was born in New Zealand. Have a good day.
You are more than welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my comment. :)
Wow, what a wonderful mix of cultures! Can you speak any of those languages? I'm Māori, Scottish and English. I can speak and understand some te reo but I'm not as fluent as I'd like to be.
HI AJ, I hope your having a wonderful holiday. I really like the design you have on your tapa. Grate work it looks wonderful. Well keep up the good work and have a grate rest of the holiday.
Great tapa design AJ - Tapa cloth (or simply tapa) is a barkcloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Niue, Cook Islands, Futuna, Solomon Islands, Java, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii (where it is called kapa). Keep blogging and commenting!
ReplyDeleteThanks Miss Collins for your comment. I put two tanoa in the corner. The tanoas are for drinking kava for when they are having a meeting. I have seen a lot of tanoas when I went with my family to Samoa and it is very important.
DeleteTalofa lava AJ,
ReplyDeleteAnother great post I see - well done! :)
What an awesome siapo design! I really like how you've used different colours - the white against the brown really stands out. Do the designs you've used have a particular meaning to your family? In Māori culture designs and patterns are often specific to different iwi (tribes).
Have a fantastic day, AJ.
Blog ya later! :)
Mikey
Thank you Mikey for your comment. I have mixed the colors because I am mixed cultures. I am Samoan, Indian, Niuean, German, and i was born in New Zealand. Have a good day.
DeleteKia ora AJ,
DeleteYou are more than welcome. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond to my comment. :)
Wow, what a wonderful mix of cultures! Can you speak any of those languages? I'm Māori, Scottish and English. I can speak and understand some te reo but I'm not as fluent as I'd like to be.
Have a great afternoon and a lovely weekend. :)
Mā te wā,
Mikey
Thanks for that comment Mikey. I can speak a bit Samoan and Indian but not Niuean and German.
DeleteHI AJ, I hope your having a wonderful holiday. I really like the design you have on your tapa. Grate work it looks wonderful. Well keep up the good work and have a grate rest of the holiday.
ReplyDeleteRichie
Thank you Richie for your comment. Keep commenting on other blogs as well.
DeleteThank Matai'a for your comment. It took me half an hour to make my tanoa.
ReplyDeleteHi Aj
ReplyDeleteNice Tapa design I see you added the thing which I don't know what it's called but it keeps the kava inside of it.