Hello, Welcome back to my blog.
I have had an amazing week. I hope you have also had a good week.What did you do this week that was fun? I am happy that New Zealand has eliminated covid-19. Jacinda Ardern has done an excellent job at keeping New Zealand safe. Every wednesday we have been learning about Samoa and the Samoan culture.
One of the oldest and most important traditions of Samoa is the Siapo or Tapa. It is a type of cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree. It is very time consuming, because the bark must be harvested, stripped, separated, scraped, and beaten before it can be used. It is then laid out in the sun to dry.
The artist uses natural dyes, created from items such as berries, bark, and nuts to make patterns on the cloth.
There are 13 traditional patterns used on siapo that represent things common to Samoan culture such as nets, coconut leaves, shells and flowers.
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