In Oceanic bark cloth making - particularly in Tonga where my mother is from; to create a finished artefact to gift to others, a koka'anga (group
of creative women) need to bring together the individual pieces they have worked on called feta'aki and combine it with everyone else's to create the larger ngatu - completed patterned piece.
In an urban environment Su'ifefiloi - the Samoan practice of sewing
different parts together, offers another way of thinking, doing and knowing which requires a willingness to go beyond discipline areas to produce knowledge (Lopesi, 2021). It is a Transdisciplinary way of thinking in Cosmopolitan Worlds.
of creative women) need to bring together the individual pieces they have worked on called feta'aki and combine it with everyone else's to create the larger ngatu - completed patterned piece.
In an urban environment Su'ifefiloi - the Samoan practice of sewing
different parts together, offers another way of thinking, doing and knowing which requires a willingness to go beyond discipline areas to produce knowledge (Lopesi, 2021). It is a Transdisciplinary way of thinking in Cosmopolitan Worlds.
COLLABORATIONS
WORKING WITH OTHERS