Tongan White Tapa Cloth Size:12 Foot Length In the late 1920s a

In the late 1920s a modern style of bowl was introduced

Once cleaned

Greenstone toggle included for ease in fitting

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• Bag 15" x 15" (38

Tongan White Tapa Cloth Size:12 Foot Length In the late 1920s aSimple. Classic. Traditional. Tapa, or ngatu, as it is called in Tonga, was used as clothing by the Polynesians of long ago. It was used in traditional ceremonies and given as a gift for special occassions including weddings. The process for making such a valuable and useful handicraft is a labor intensive process. It starts with the growing, cultivating and harvesting of the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree (hiapo). Once cleaned, the strips of