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Fa'a'ali'ao - handmade siapo by Doron Semu Book could be regarded as herDoron Semu Fa'a 'ali'ao 50cm x 58cm2023 U'a (paper mulberry), Togo ink, Indian ink and Gum Arabic Recreating a portion of a Fa'a 'ali'ao (trochus shell) pattern seen on a Siapo from the 1900's. About the Artist: Doron Semu (He They) is a Siapo maker of Smoan Palagi descent, hailing from the villages of Salelesi, Falelatai, Falelima and Asau. As Siapo was once a declining practice, Doron imagines a future where every home and Smoan will be adorned in