Siapo
Siapo watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.
This was painted with watercolor on paper, 6" x 8.25" (15.24cm x 20.955cm).
Traditional Siapo is a Polynesian cultural art form known as:
- Siapo in Sāmoa
- Kapa in Hawaiʻi
- Ngatu in Tonga
- ʻAhu in Tahiti
- Aute in Māori
- Hiapo in Niue
Traditional Siapo is made from the Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper mulberry) also known as:
- Uʻa in Sāmoa
- Wauke in Hawaiʻi
- Hiapo in Tonga
- Aute in Tahiti
- Aute in Māori
- Hiapo in Niue
Traditional Siapo is also commonly referred to as:
Tapa
6" x 8.25" (15.24cm x 20.955cm)
11/14/2025
Samoan
Polynesian
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