Arts
Wearing
Tapa Mats
Polynesians wear their traditional dress at important events including weddings, funerals, community celebrations and festivals. These young girls are presenting at a church function. Notice how hand woven mats drape the pews and altars as well.
Courtesy
of the Utah Arts Council
Photo by Joyce Hammond, May 1982
The
Polynesian Gift to Utah is made possible by a
generous grant from the R. Harold Burton Foundation.