Aired Friday August 12, 12:00am - 12:30amon BBC Four

Handmade in the Pacific

Series 1 Episode 4: Kapa

Indigenous Hawaiian artist Dalani Tanahy spends weeks painstakingly beating tree bark into a sheets of cloth-like fabric. This ancient Hawaiian artform known as `kapa' was once the staple material of the islands. But after Captain Cook introduced cotton, and the Americans overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy, kapa-making completely disappeared. Dalani is one of a handful of dedicated practitioners who has spent her life bringing this artform back.

Category
Documentary / Art
Original air date
2018-10-01
Cast and crew
  • Alex BrislandDirector