Tapa, a distinctive tattooed fabric, has been created and worn by Oro people in Papua New Guinea for centuries but there are concerns it has been commercialised and appropriated by non-Oro designers.
‘Our designs are stolen’: the fight to keep sacred tapa in the hands of PNG’s Oro people
The Guardian,
07 May 2022, International
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