'Siapo is very important for…ceremony, especially the wedding occasion and the funeral service, just to wrap the dead body and put in the grave. That's very special.' Makulata Faatoafe is a ...

The making of barkcloth or tapa was once widespread throughout the islands of the Pacific. Today it is most strongly practised in the west Polynesian island groups of Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. Barkcloth ...

Kaeppler, Adrienne L. 2005. "Animal Designs in Samoan Siapo, and Other Thoughts on Polynesian Barkcloth Design." Journal of the Polynesian Society, 114, (3) 197–225.

An intriguing portrait of artist Dorr Bothwell (1902–2000) in her studio captured my attention recently. I knew little of Bothwell’s life and work as a painter, printmaker, and art instructor. In Bill ...