Aline Amaru
Aline Amaru (born 1941) is a textile artist from Tahiti, French Polynesia.[1][2] She is self-taught.[2] She specializes in creating a traditional Tahitian appliqué quilt known as tifaifai,[1][3] and is especially known for her paumotu stitch, which she learned from her mother.[2]
Her work is in the permanent collection of the Queensland Art Gallery,[4] and has previously been shown at the Festival of Pacific Arts and displayed in Belau National Museum.[2] She has also exhibited her work in Papeete,[1] where she is a part of the Papeete Arts and Crafts Village.[2]
Personal life
Amaru's husband descends from the Pōmare dynasty.[2]
Works
- La Famille Pomare (1991) – a depiction of the Pōmare dynasty, made using the tifaifai pa'oti technique[4]
References
- ^ a b c The 5th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. Archived at the Internet Archive. Brisbane: Queensland Art Gallery. 2006. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-876509-38-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ^ a b c d e f McDougall, Ruth; Page, Maud (June 2005). "Aline Amaru: La Famille Pomare". QAGOMA. Archived from the original on 2025-05-15. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Ardia, C. A. Xuan Mai (30 October 2016). "Top 10 Incredible Contemporary Artists From The Pacific Islands". Culture Trip. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ a b "La Famille Pomare (tifaifai) (Pa'oti style) 1991". QAGOMA. Archived from the original on 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
External links
- On The Origins & Evolution Of Polynesian Literature – This article includes an image of La Familie Pomare in relatively high quality. Archived via the Wayback Machine.