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‘Our designs are stolen’: the fight to keep sacred tapa in the hands of PNG’s Oro people

The Guardian,
07 May 2022, International

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/07/our-designs-are-stolen-the-fight-to-keep-sacred-tapa-in-the-hands-of-pngs-oro-people

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