Tapa cloth or ngatu as it is called in Tonga, is cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree. The inner bark is beaten into fine sheets and painted using traditional designs. After centuries of use, ngatu has literally become the fabric of Tongan society
Credits
Directors, Melinda Ostraff and Joseph Ostraff ; producers, Melinda Ostraff, Joseph Ostraff, Michael Van Wagenen
