tapa-cloth

The chief of the Tongas and his family at Caini, returning my visit, brought presents of tapa-cloth and fruits.

Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1877

Their houses and temples are very neatly built; the tapa-cloth, which they make from the paper-mulberry by beating it out, is of a fine texture, of great length, and often ingeniously ornamented; they cultivate a large number of the fruits of the earth with much attention; the way in which they fortify their villages appears almost scientific.

Old Jack William Henry Giles Kingston 1847