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Talavou Fitisemanu, a Tongan-Samoan student at BYU, struggled to manage his Polynesian art business while playing Division I football, until he decided to step away from sports last summer and ...
This Is Samoan Art sounds like it might present some kind of artistic travelogue, or fill in the blanks with an encyclopedic overview of the aesthetic of an entire island nation. The work of Samoan ...
“This actually fits very well with JANM’s mission statement, because here we’re talking about an art form that helped the Samoan people keep their identity together back then, and even now ...
Tatau masters have visited a variety of nations to create their distinctive art for clients, both Samoan and non-Samoan, including other Pacific islands where they’ve helped revive lost tattoo ...
This mantra forms the core of BEINGS.co, an online talent directory founded by Māori-Samoan (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) art ...
The artwork, entitled ‘God Bless Samoa’, was created in the Wellington Foyer of Te Papa over four days with members of the public watching the progress unfold. To cater for those outside of ...
Polynesian artists now are starting their own fashion lines focused on Indigenous patterns and returning their Aloha shirts to the days of finer materials and craftsmanship. Some of those ...
Twelve Samoan women, planning to run for parliament in the country's 2016 elections, have taken part in a four-day workshop to learn new skills in the art of politics. As Adeshola Ore reports ...