Siapo Memory Game | Samoa

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Siapo is a traditional Samoan art form. Also know as Tapa, Siapo is a symbol of Samoan culture.
Siapo is made using the bark of the Paper Mulberry Tree as the canvas.... and the dyes used in Siapo are
all made from nature too - from all sorts of different bark, seeds and roots.
There are 13 common symbols used in Siapo which are reflections of items found in Samoa.
1. Fa’a ‘au’upega the nets used for catching pigeons and turtles.
2. Tusili’i the coconut leaf
3. Fa’a ‘ali’ao the Trochus shell
4. Fa’a sigago the Pandanus flower
5. Fa’a lau paogo the Pandanus leaf
6. Fa’a lau ulu the Breadfruit leaf
7. Fa’a tuli the Sand Piper (a bird) or Fa’a vae tuli the footprints of the Sand Piper
8. Fa’a ‘aveau the Starfish (this symbol is sometimes mistaken for the Sun)
9. Fa’a tumoa or Fa’a moa fai the Banana pod
10. Fa’a masina rolled Pandanus Leaves (this symbol is sometimes mistaken for the Moon)
11. Fa’a ‘anufe the worm (this symbol is no longer used in modern Siapo)
12. Fa’a atualoa the centipede (this symbol is no longer used in modern Siapo)
13. Logo logo Unknown (this symbol is no longer used in modern Siapo)
In this fun memory game, see if you can match ten of the different symbols of Siapo!
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Fa'a Masina
Rolled Pandanus Leaves
MOO
MOO
MOO
MOO
KACHOO!
KACHOO!
Fa'a 'au'upega
The Nets
Fa'a Sigago
The Pandanus Flower
MOO
MOO
MOO
MOO
KACHOO!
KACHOO!
Fa'a 'Ali'Ao
The Trochus Shell
Fa'a Tuli
The Sand Piper
MOO
MOO
MOO
MOO
KACHOO!
KACHOO!
Fa'a 'Aveau
Starfish
Fa'a Tumoa
Banana Pod
MOO
MOO
MOO
MOO
KACHOO!
KACHOO!
Fa'a Lao Paogo
The Pandanus Leaf
Cut out these cards using scissors
KACHOO!
MOO
MOO
KACHOO!
MOO
MOO
Tusili'i
The Coconut Leaf
Fa'a Lau Ulu
The Breadfruit Leaf