
HAWAIIAN
STYLE QUILTS® TAHITIAN TIARE COLLECTION
Approximately
fifteen Tifaifai Pa’oti or Tifaifai
Tapiri (designs created from one piece of fabric) are extremely popular in
the Society Islands. One of these,
perhaps the most popular of all, is the “Tahitian Flower” (Tiare Tahiti).
Almost invariably, a woman creates the design in white on green to
imitate the natural color of the flower. While
the color combination of the tifaifai rarely varies, there are endless
individual interpretations of the flower motif.
There are similar variations for all popular appliqué designs throughout
eastern Polynesia. You can also check out our
Tifaifai
page.
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