In Fiji, this linen-like barkcloth is called Masi ... The inner-bark (known at this raw stage as tapa) is soaked and softened in water. When it's become slightly pulpy, Taatoa lays it on a ...

Ngatu, siapo, aute, masi, tapa… just some of the names from across the Pacific for barkcloth which reflect the rich variety ...

It was given to Kew in 1881 as an example of barkcloth, similar to the tapa cloth of the Pacific. The heavily folded jacket was treated in 2006 by Konstantinos Chatziantoniou, a student at the ...

Set against the backdrop of Tonga's rich culture, Agnesi shares her excitement about the royal visit of King Tupu IV and Queen Mat, and the significance of tapa cloth, a traditional fabric made ...