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tapa

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Overview

Bark cloth of Polynesian Islands, made by pounding the bark of the paper mulberry, breadfruit, or other plants. Also known as ngatu (Tonga); kapa (Hawaii); masi (Fiji); siapo (Samoa); and hiapo (Niue).