Siapo Sāmoa by Jon Apisa

Siapo Sāmoa


Jon Apisa. Siapo Sāmoa. 2024. coffee on paper, 4" x 4" (10.16cm x 10.16cm).


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

Siapo Sāmoa coffee sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 09/10/2024



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