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Author Pritchard, Mary J.

Title Siapo : bark cloth art of Samoa / Mary J. Pritchard ; photography by John C. Wright
Published American Samoa : Council on Culture, Arts, and Humanities, [1984]
©1984

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Description xii, 79 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 x 28 cm
Series Special publication / American Samoa, Council on Culture, Arts, and Humanities ; no. 1
Special publication (American Samoa. Council on Culture, Arts, and Humanities) ; no. 1
Contents Dedication -- Foreword -- Preface -- Governor's message -- Introduction -- Maps -- Siapo: a Samoan cultural art form -- Some personal background -- Leone -- U'a: the basic material -- Beating -- Decoration materials -- Design elements -- Rubbing method -- Freehand method -- Conclusion -- Care of bark cloth
Summary "The artistic, cultural and economic functions of siapo in Samoan life prevail today... My little book is a modest contribution to understanding this important aspect of Samoan culture..."--Preface
Analysis Tapa
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 78)
Subject Tapa -- Samoan Islands.
Bark painting -- Samoan Islands.
Handicraft -- Samoan Islands.
Art, Samoan
Tapa.
Tapa -- Samoa.
Author American Samoa Council and Culture, Arts and Humanities
LC no. 84073325
ISBN 0824810260