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Tapa: Pacific Style
01 Sep 2009  - 30 Sep 2010

Tapa: Pacific Style
Tapa: Pacific Style is an exhibition that contextualises the concepts, uses, and production of tapa (barkcloth) in Hawai'i, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Tonga, Uvea (Wallis) and Futuna, and Niue.

Tapa, as it is generally known, is cloth material made from the inner bark of various trees, including the paper mulberry, breadfruit, banyan, and other fig species. Each Pacific island has its own distinctive tapa practice, but the common link across the islands is the process of tapa-making. This involves tending the shrub, beating the inner bark, and decorating.

Along with tapa-making tools, the exhibition features historical and contemporary pieces including a Papua New Guinea mask, a contemporary Samoan wedding dress, a newly created Hawaiian kapa (tapa), and blue tapa from the Solomon Islands.

The year-long Tapa: Pacific Style exhibition provides an opportunity to highlight Te Papa's tapa collection, and both the diversity and versatility of this material. Each piece has its own history and is a reflection of the history of each Pacific Island, and its links to Aotearoa New Zealand.
 

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Event Start Time: 1000, 01 Sep 2009
Event Finish Time: 1800, 30 Sep 2010
Venue: Te Papa
Street: Cable Street
City: Wellington
Region: Wellington
Admission Charge: No
 

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Organisation: Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
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 04 381 7000
Website: http://www.tepapa.govt.nz

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