Noun
A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also kapa.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter regaining his health, the king ordered that taverns would not be allowed to serve wine to customers unless it was accompanied by a small snack or "tapa". Source: Internet
Atiu, in particular, has a strong tradition of crafts both in carving and local fibre arts such as tapa. Source: Internet
Author of The Shark That Ate the Sun, he also paints tapa cloth inspired designs on canvas. citation. Source: Internet
Highly detailed tapa cloth art is a specialty of Wallis and Futuna. citation Transport and communications In 1994, the territory had 1,125 telephones in use, had one AM radio station, and two television broadcast stations. Source: Internet
In Hawaii, the native raspberry called 'akala' was used to dye tapa cloth with lavender and pink hues, whereas berries from the dianella lily were used for blue coloration, and berries from the black nightshade were used to produce green coloration. Source: Internet
Next week, the helicopters will conduct missions around the airbase, central training ground and the Tapa army base. Source: Internet