Tell us the story behind Tongan Tapa Cloth. The work was created in Tonga by about 12 locals, joining and creating the tapa, and my wife and I did the drawing and painting.

Tongan tapa cloth artist Tui Emma Gillies is inspired by the climate change crisis in the Pacific region. Photo / Supplied. The climate change crisis in the Pacific is the inspiration behind new ...

Tui Emma Gillies, her mother Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows, and Gillies' 11-year-old daughter Aroha Heilala Gillies are heading to California to host Tongan tapa cloth decorating workshops, what Tui ...

A tapa cloth and two fine mats that were placed underneath the late King of Tonga’s, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, casket during his return home on a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules in ...

Visesio Siasau in front of his work Tongan Tapa Cloth, which won this year's Wallace Arts Trust Paramount Award. Hamilton-based Tongan artist Visesio Siasau scoops six-month residency in New York.

In addition to meeting local Tongan traders and craftsmen and women, Meghan and Harry learned about handicrafts and products, including traditional mats and “tapa” cloth.

The film follows a 12-year-old girl named Agnesi Aafi from the Kingdom of Tonga, as she prepares for her cousin Fanny's wedding. Set against the backdrop of Tonga's rich culture, Agnesi shares her ...