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Tapa Translation –

October 10, 2007

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Bergamo (through their Rubelli line) has a really fresh grouping of three patterns or so done with hand blocking in black and gold metallic dye on a bright linen ground. They cry out for use in some beachy setting — on pillows, drapery or bedding. The one shown above looks like a contemporary interpretation of traditional Fijian Tapa cloth patterns, example pictured at top.