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Pacific Tapa
United Kingdom
Приєднався 12 сер 2020
Situating Pacific Barkcloth Production in Time and Place / A Living Tradition: Expanding Engagement with Pacific Barkcloth
'Situating Pacific Barkcloth' and 'A Living Tradition' are Arts & Humanities Council-funded research and follow-on-funding projects based at the University of Glasgow. Since 2016, project work has aimed to transform our understanding of Pacific barkcloth through research into the historical, cultural and material significance of three internationally important collections: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, UK, The Economic Botany Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK and The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA. Impact and engagement, focused on disseminating research findings, is also an important component of the work.
'Situating Pacific Barkcloth' and 'A Living Tradition' are Arts & Humanities Council-funded research and follow-on-funding projects based at the University of Glasgow. Since 2016, project work has aimed to transform our understanding of Pacific barkcloth through research into the historical, cultural and material significance of three internationally important collections: The Hunterian, University of Glasgow, UK, The Economic Botany Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK and The National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA. Impact and engagement, focused on disseminating research findings, is also an important component of the work.
Barkcloth Basics Online Workshop: Introducing Reggie Meredith Fitiao and Uilisone Fitiao
Reggie Meredith Fitiao and Uilisone Fitiao, barkcloth practitioners from American Samoa, took part in the online workshops Barkcloth Basics from the University of Glasgow in September 2020. In this clip they introduce themselves and their work.
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Barkcloth Basics Online Workshop: Making O'a Brown Dye
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Barkcloth practitioners, Reggie Meredith Fitiao and Uilisone Fitiao from American Samoa, describe scraping and squeezing bark from the Bischofia javonica tree to make brown o'a dye.
O le olaga i le taimi nei: Living in the now
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Produced by Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao, and directed by Vincent Tofilau, for the University of Glasgow. © Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao. In O le olaga i le taimi nei, 4th generation siapo maker Reggie Meredith Fitiao talks about a project that is close to her heart and one that combines siapo and the contemporary issues we are facing today, specifically the Covid-...
Savalivaliga i le vao
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Produced by Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao, and directed by Vincent Tofilau, for the University of Glasgow. © Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao. In Savalivaliga i le vao, Tufunga Tatatau and artist Su'a Uilisone Fitiao takes us into the forest to talk about the plants used in siapo making and other art forms, as well as those that inspire the motifs. Made exclusively for ...
Talanoaga i uiga o le lama o Siapo: Conversing on the dyes of siapo
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Produced by Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao, and directed by Vincent Tofilau, for the University of Glasgow. © Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao. In Talanoaga i uiga o le lama o Siapo, 4th generation siapo maker Reggie Meredith Fitiao and Tufunga Tatatau and artist Su'a Uilisone Fitiao discuss the dyes used to decorate siapo (Samoan tapa). Made exclusively for the Universi...
Tapegaina o le U'a
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Produced by Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao, and directed by Vincent Tofilau, for the University of Glasgow. © Reggie Meredith Fitiao/Su'a Uilisone Fitiao. In Tapegaina o le U'a, 4th generation siapo maker Reggie Meredith Fitiao shows the steps involved in processing the u'a (paper mulberry/ Broussonetia papryifera) when making tapa. Made exclusively for the University of Glasgow's ...
'Ngatu, Barkcloth in the Kingdom of Tonga'
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A compilation of short video clips, still photographs and associated soundtrack documenting various aspects of the culture of contemporary barkcloth making in Tonga. Video: 'Ngatu, Barkcloth in the Kingdom of Tonga'. Produced by Mary Fonua for the University of Glasgow. ©Vava'u Press Ltd.
Decorating Tongan Ngatu
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This video clip shows the application of decoration on Tongan barkcloth, called ngatu. Here, the process of rubbing designs using kupesi pattern boards is shown. Hand painting is also shown towards the end of the clip. The beating and decorating of ngatu is a group activity and often includes the women singing. Video Clip: ‘Ngatu: Barkcloth in the Kingdom of Tonga’. Produced by Mary Lyn Fonua f...
Beating Bark To Make Ngatu in Tonga
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This video clip shows barkcloth beating in Tonga. The intial beating of the raw material aims to open up fibre structures. This brings each strip of inner bark into a suitable condition to become part of a finished cloth. The following stage aims to increase the surface area of the tapa until it reaches its greatest possible size without ripping or tearing it. It also aims to make the sheet’s t...
I've seen Tapa being made in Tonga. Ingenuity.
How is this video not seen more? It’s so beautiful and educational! I’m Samoan born and raised in New Zealand 🇳🇿 and I’ve learnt more in this video then I ever could from school
Wow this is amazing my people are AMAZING !! 🇼🇸 🇦🇸💙❤️
Lalanga KieTonga Kupesi Hiapo from Tonga Lapita Origin 😊
Malo lava the galuega!!!
Malo tahine Tonga, well done job, pls how much tapa pls ❤️❤️
Thank you for showing this process! I was looking for a form of cloth material available to a limited resource island community in the book I'm writing and found this, I was blown away at this tradition and how common it used to be among all these different Island communities! It makes me so happy the methods haven't been lost.
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Awesome👍👊❤
This is one productive lesson for us as educators to learn and implement in our lessons for the students to learn about the importance of each trees in our environment. Thank you so much Mr Su'a Uilisone for the lovely tour. Thank you so much Professor Reggie M. Fitiao and Master Tattooist Fitiao for sharing this.
Wow, appreciate this clip showing how important it is to embrace what our ancestors preserved from generation to generation. Thank you so much Professor Reggie and husband Master Tattooist Su'a for this educational clip for us to learn more about siapo in the making.
Appreciate this video and thank you so much Professor Reggie for sharing one of Samoa's finest and most distinctive art forms.
Beautiful work, crazy steady hand.
You both are living treasures to American Samoa. I hope you have apprentices to carry on your knowledge and talents in our traditional art forms.
Thank you Su'a Uilisone Fitiao for your tour. This is definitely a perfect example of a resource to use for Place Based Learning, very informative.
Thank you Prof. Regg for preserving and sharing a very important part of our culture.
Reggie, I’m so grateful to have learned all this from you. Thank you for continuing to share our culture through art. ❤️
Malo si'i kau fefine fai fatongia 'Ofaatu Malo ❤🙏
Quality made of Tapa Ngatu and mats inTonga and outer Islands to pay tribute twice a year called 'Inasi to the Ancient Suppreme Rulers of Polynesia Tu'iTonga last witness by Captain Cook 1777 in Mu'a Lapaha There were 53 Titles Tu'iTonga from 450AD 'Aho'eitu to Laufilitonga 1880 28 Langi Pyramid in Tongatapu were built Thousands Siaheulupe Mounds across Tongatapu Haapai Vavau Haamonga a Maui Stonehenge also Pulemelei in Savaihi Talietumu in 'Uvea and Ahu o Tongaliki Moai Tiki in 'Ata Easter Island 🗿 Tongan Empire 'Ofaatu Tonga 🇹🇴 ❤🙏
Beautiful work! You are amazing!
Nice video Wanna be friends...?