Samoan Mats For Sale

Fine mats are the most treasured possessions in tongan households.

Samoan mats for sale.

Ie toga are used for special occasions such as weddings funerals bestowing of chiefly titles and. Sale price 20 00 20 00 25 00 original price 25 00 20 off free shipping favorite add to samoan mug i m not perfect but i am samoan and that s kind of the same thing samoan coffee mug samoa gift. For further enquiries about these mats or how about sponsoring a fine mat click here. The most important item of cultural value in samoa.

These fine mats are as enduring as our samoan culture. These fine mats are used for special occasions such as weddings funerals and the bestowing of chiefly titles. The giving and receiving of ie tōga fine mats is an integral part of fa a samoa samoan way. Know your mats ie toga ie samoa check out the original pacific currency the fine mat.

We are a multi vendor marketplace selling food cash power building materials and more. Vast quantities of mats are woven and traditionally presented at births weddings funerals and other special occasions. In such cases the objects as kopytoff puts it became imbued with such singularity outside its historical milieu. Why does the ie tōga play an important role in the samoan culture.

In addition to using mats for practical household purposes such as floor coverings and bedding the people of tonga wear mats knows as ta ovala around the. Like the tongan ngatu and the fijian kava the samoan fine mat or ie toga is mainly used for special occasions the finer the mat the better the skill. Purcell on the reverse. Mats are available in the traditional size of 12 x 9 aga weaver s handspans approximately 230 x 210cm with different width of weave.

See more on this traditional samoan art. Lauhala trading is a wholesale distributor of handcrafted art and other products from producers in hawai i fiji samoa niue island french polynesia tahiti marquesas islands austral islands tonga islands cook islands bali micronesia marshall isl. Samoa market is samoa s leading ecommerce online shopping platform allowing local businesses to sell their products and services to customers all over the world. An old and rare samoan ie toga fine mat decorated with a border of red feathers and the name b.

Other antique fine mats might be put 142 up for sale by families in need of money as was the case of one superb object which was sold to a tongan buyer during the teuila festival in samoa a few years ago for around us 4 500. Women in business also has a number of fine mats for sale direct from the office. Shop online for family and friends in samoa at samoa market. Check out our samoan selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our shops.