Tag: siapo

Working with siapo in my own way

Posted by Teuila Fuatai | Sep 25, 2022 | Arts

“Making siapo is a traditional skill, and if new people don’t learn, then we lose that knowledge and artform. I know of only four other siapo artists.” — Jasmine Tuiā.

Crafting Aotearoa: The Ancestry of Te Aute

Posted by Nikau Gabrielle Hindin | Nov 24, 2019 | Reflections

“Most people have forgotten that the paper mulberry plant made it all the way to Aotearoa. Like their Pacific cousins, Māori made barkcloth for kites, clothing, adornment and ceremony.”