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Categories   - Baseball Caps   - Boar's Tooth Necklaces   - Bone Jewelry   - Coconut Shell Jewelry   - Fijian Hand-Carved Cannibal Forks   - Hand-Carved Sea/Wildlife   - Hawaiian Leis   - Hawaiian Quilt Art      - Backpacks      - Christmas Stockings      - Pillow Coverings      - Purses      - Wall Hangings      - Make-up Bags - Flat       - Make-up Bags - Wide   - Ikaikas/War Helmet Replicas   - Lauhala Products   - Miscellaneous Island Jewelry   - Wooden War Weapon Replicas   - Rounded Puka Shell Jewelry   - Square Puka Shell Jewelry   - Tapa Products   - Umbrellas   - Wooden Jewelry   - Sale Items!!! Categories > Tapa Products Click for larger image Picture Frame: Tongan Design Only one left! Available 8X10 sizes. Made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or the breadfruit tree, the process of making tapa is a polynesian tradition. The outer bark is stripped and scraped with a shell, then the inner bark is beaten with a wooden club against a hollow length of hardwood. As the materials expand, the sheets are layered one over the other, then interwoven by continuous beating. During this entire process, the cloth is always kept wet, and afterwards it is laid out in the sun to dry. It is then ready to receive its own unique design using natural pigments. Design from Tonga. There may be slight variations in design from picture shown.  Price: $40.00  Quantity: