Tongan White Tapa Cloth Size:12 Foot Length Sennit rope is attached to

Sennit rope is attached to the end of the handle on the lug

Each leaf is approximately 39 inches (1 meter) and averages about 2 1/2 inches in width

Once cleaned

Greenstone toggle included for ease in fitting

Tongan White Tapa Cloth Size:12 Foot Length Sennit rope is attached toSimple. Classic. Traditional. Tapa, or ngatu, as it is called in Tonga, was used as clothing by the Polynesians of long ago. It was used in traditional ceremonies and given as a gift for special occassions including weddings. The process for making such a valuable and useful handicraft is a labor intensive process. It starts with the growing, cultivating and harvesting of the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree (hiapo). Once cleaned, the strips of