Siapo oil painting

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Jon Apisa. Siapo. 2010. oil canvas art 48" x 48" (121.9 cm x 121.9 cm) .

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This painting 'Siapo' is named in honor of the trasditional Siapo artwork of Sāmoa and Polynesian cultures which have developed vartions of the artwork and named differently.

Siapo / Tapa (bark cloth) is known as:

• Siapo in Sāmoa
• Kapa in Hawaiʻi
• Ngatu in Tonga

Traditional Siapo is made from the Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) tree:

Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) is known as:

• Uʻa in Sāmoa
• Wauke in Hawaiʻi
• Aute in Tahiti
• Aute in Maori language (Aotearoa)
• Hiapo in Tonga

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Siapo oil digital art by Jon Apisa 07/11/2010

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