Siapo Sāmoa
First painting using coffee with Siapo Sāmoa pattern by Jon Apisa. It was painted with coffee on paper 4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm)
Traditional Siapo is a Polynesian cultural art form known as:
- Siapo in Sāmoa
- Kahakai in Hawaiʻi
- Ngatu in Tonga
Traditional Siapo is made from the Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper mulberry) also known as:
- Uʻa in Sāmoa
- Wauke in Hawaiʻi
- Hiapo in Tonga
4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm)
09/10/2024
Samoan
Polynesian
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