Unique Experiences
Private Kapa Making Workshop with Kumu Sabra Kauka for up to 6
- Item Number
- 141
- Estimated Value
- 1800 USD
- Sold
- 2500 USD to jgb4e4c64
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/sabra-kauka
Celebrated as one of the most influential na wahine alakai (women leaders) of Kaua’i, Sabra shares her passion for Hawaiian culture by educating youth and adults alike. An expert kapa maker and a longtime friend of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, she is a historian, environmentalist, anthropologist, activist, educator, and a respected cultural leader.
Before the arrival of Westerners, Hawaiians made clothing and blankets from tree bark in a process known as kapa. Today, Sabra Kauka is passing on the teachings to the next generation.
Kapa is a Hawaiian cloth made from the wauke, or paper mulberry tree. It has deep cultural meaning to native Hawaiians, and the history of kapa includes both making and dyeing. Learning to make kapa in the traditional way preserves and perpetuates this native art.
In this comprehensive and unique 6-hour cultural workshop in McBryde Garden, you will learn to:
- identify the plant
- tend the plant
- harvest some stalks, following Hawaiian protocol asking for permission
- remove the outer bark using traditional methods
- pound the pieces
- pound a watermark into the kapa and dry it
*All materials and tools provided
*Bring your lunch and reusable water bottle (NTBG is a plastic water bottle free zone)
*Mutually agreed date with Sabra Kauka
*Expires 8/31/2025
Item Special Note
All bids are final and there will be no exchange or refunds. Auction winner will be responsible for all shipping costs and processing fee, to be added at the end of auction. Auctions items purchased are subject to Hawaii State General excise tax of 4.712%.
Local pickup can be arranged at our headquarters office in Kalaheo, HI. Items must be picked up in 60 days.
Donated By:
Sabra Kauka
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