This section was taken from Mary Pritchard's Book: "Siapo: Bark Cloth Art of Samoa". The Dyes of Siapo The Blood Tree (Bishofia javanica) The Bark is Harvested The Bark Grows Back O'a is Squeezed From the Bark Mass Production The Strainer is Bound The Strainer is Twisted The O'a is Collected Storage Container Lama: The Black Dye Collecting Lama Ago: The Yellow Dye Loa: The red Dye The Seeds are Collected Soa'a: The Purple Dye CLICK ON PICTURES FOR MORE INFORMATION