{"product_id":"tapa-pacific-histories-in-cloth","title":"Tapa: Pacific Histories in Cloth ** Pre-order. Available November**","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**Pre-order. Available November**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of tapa across the Pacific – art, dress, culture and curation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBy\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tepapa.govt.nz\/about\/te-papa-press\/our-authors\/nina-tonga\"\u003eNina Tonga\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tepapa.govt.nz\/about\/te-papa-press\/our-authors\/rachel-yates\"\u003eRachel Yates\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tepapa.govt.nz\/about\/te-papa-press\/our-authors\/sean-mallon\"\u003eSean Mallon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eTapa: Pacific histories in cloth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e is the most significant contribution of knowledge about tapa in a generation, offering new views on its practices, meanings and histories across art, dress, culture and curation. This multi-authored book draws upon the vast collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, illustrating over two hundred tapa from 18 Pacific island nations, from Taiwan to Hawai‘i, to explore its lineages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eFor centuries, people across Pacific communities have created beautiful and functional tapa cloth from tropical tree bark. Understood by many names, its uses for mats, clothing, ceremony and art are well known and have been further highlighted by the recent revitalisation of customary techniques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eTapa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e reveals the many creative processes that shape how tapa mediates these Indigenous histories, both in and out of the museum. Placing artists and makers at its centre, the authors and contributors explore the processes and cultural politics of contemporary tapa making alongside experiences of migration, art, dress, conservation and curatorship that reflect the complex social and cultural lives of tapa cloth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003ePublication: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003eNovember 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages: \u003c\/b\u003e484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003eHardback with jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nina Tonga, Rachel Yates, Sean Mallon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60540735062097,"sku":"124505","price":95.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/8213\/1537\/files\/Tapa_lowres.jpg?v=1789706820","url":"https:\/\/tepapastore.co.nz\/products\/tapa-pacific-histories-in-cloth","provider":"TePapaStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}