Hiapo: Past and Present in Niuean Barkcloth

by Nicholas Thomas and John Puhiatau Pule

"Hiapo" is the word for barkcloth or tapa in the language of Niue. The aim of this book "is to reveal the power of a remarkable art, that until now has been obscure to all but a few specialists" - the painted hiapo of Niue island in central Polynesia.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1877372005
• ISBN13: 9781877372001
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Otago University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 10.1"