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Manage No DI00000410 Country Republic of Korea Author 밀리카 포마나, 부선임프로그램담당관, 통가 관광부 문화유산과 Published Year 2019 Language Korean Copyright Attach File Preview (KOR)
Description | 타파(tapa)제작 공예는 하와이, 사모아, 니우에 등 많은 태평양 섬에서 이어져 왔다. 최근에는 피지와 통가가 이 직물의 주요 생산지이다. 통가에서 느가투(Ngatu)1라고 불리는 타파직물은 꾸지나무 히아포(hiapo)의 껍질로 만든다. 이 글에서는 통가의 타파 제작공예, 특히 돋을새김을 하여 타파천에 찍어내는 쿠페시(kupesi, 스텐실)2와 관련된 이야기에 초점을 맞추어 살펴보려 한다. |
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