​​​Siapo, also known as tapa, is one of the oldest Samoan cultural art forms. For centuries Siapo has been passed from generation to generation. Even so, it has fast become a nearly extinct art form. Our mission is to promote the art and its artists. Please click on the categories on the left for detailed information about the art of Siapo. This website is curated by Tupito Gadalla. Tupito was born in 1967 in American Samoa. She grew up with Siapo all around her. Both her mother, Marylyn Pritchard Walker and her grandmother, the late Mary Jewett Pritchard, are renowned Siapo artists. Tupito learned Siapo at a young age. As a child she helped her grandmother teach Siapo. Tupito continues to create and teach Siapo in the tradition taught to her by her mother and grandmother.