Puletasi

The puletasi or puletaha is a traditional item of clothing worn by Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian girls. Today, puletasi is used as female full dress. Most commonly worn to church and formal Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian cultural events.

The puletasi is the traditional Samoan, Tongan, and Fijian dress not only for girls, but older women as well. It is a two-piece dress with a skirt and a top, and it is usually worn to cultural events, church, and to any formal event.^[1] In recent years, different styles and improvisations have been added.

References

^ Mallon, S. (2002). Samoan Art and Artists. A latitude 20 book. University of Hawaii Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-8248-2675-8. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

External links

Puletasi in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

[Mallon_2002-1] Mallon, S. (2002). Samoan Art and Artists. A latitude 20 book. University of Hawaii Press. p. 187. ISBN 978-0-8248-2675-8. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

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