carvings left an impression in the cloth that was hers alone. After the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, Western traders travelled to Hawaii especially for kapa. The process of making kapa was done primarily by women. Young girls would learn by helping their mothers, over time doing the majority of the work, and when older could make kapa by themselves. See also Tapa cloth, similar fabric made elsewhere in Polynesia References Further reading Arkinstall, Patricia Lorraine (1966). A study of bark cloth from Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji: an exploration of the regional development of distinctive styles of bark cloth and its relationship to other cultural factors. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University. Brigham, William Tufts (1911). Ka hana kapa, the making of bark cloth in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: Bishop Museum Press. Kaeppler, Adrienne Lois (1975). The Fabrics of Hawaii (Bark Cloth). Leigh-on-Sea, England: F. Lewis. . External links Cook-Foster Collection at Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany Kapa Connection Hawaiian Kapa Making Hawaiian Kapa History Contemporary Hawaiian Kapa "Kapa: Fabric of a Culture" Article about the art of kapa making and kapa master Pua Van Dorpe by Rita Goldman. Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine Vol.12, No.1 (January 2008) "Kapa: More to Learn" Pua Van Dorpe's kapa collection honoring 11 Maui chiefs. Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine Vol.12, No.1 (January 2008) Hawaiiana Nonwoven fabrics History of Oceanian clothing Textile arts of Hawaii