Tongan tapa and kupesi

A Family of Six Turtles DETAILS Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows Materials: Tapa cloth, Indian ink and umea clay from Vava’u Size: 42cm x 50cm Date: 2019

A Family of Four Turtles DETAILS Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows Materials: Tapa cloth Indian ink and umea clay from Vava’u Size: 53cm x 45.5cm Date: 2019

Hauhau Heilala O Tupou To’a DETAILS Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows Materials: Tapa cloth, Kupesi, Umea and ink. Size: 80cm x 60cm Exhibited as part of Locked In Under The Stars, sponsored by Creative New Zealand story from the artists Tui and I had planned to go to Nuku’alofa to buy some tapa cloth and …

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Fakaneifua DETAILS Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows Materials: Tapa cloth, Kupesi, Umea and ink Size: 80cm x 60cm Exhibited as part of Locked In Under The Stars, sponsored by Creative New Zealand story from the artists Fakaneifua refers to the dessert that you would be served at a special function such as a birthday, …

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Tokelau Feletoa Kupesi Kafa DETAILS Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows Materials: Tongan Feta’aki (Tapa Cloth), tapioca starch, kupesi, umea/red earth dye from Vava’u, and ink. Size: Approx 800 cm x 600 cm Year: 2022

A Fāmili of turtles DETAILS Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows and Tui Emma Gillies Materials: Tapa cloth (Feta’aki) with umea, paint and ink. Size: 60cm x 54 cm

The Last Kai DETAILS Tui Emma Gillies and Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows Materials: Tapa cloth (A mixture of two layers of Tongatapu and Falevai grown Feta’aki – plain tapa cloth) and dye Size: 2.5 metres x 5 metres