Mary Jewett Pritchard

Mary Jewett Pritchard
BornMary Rose Jewett Edit this on Wikidata
September 17, 1905 Edit this on Wikidata
Pago Pago Edit this on Wikidata
DiedJune 6, 1992 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 86)
Pago Pago Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationTextile artist (1929–) Edit this on Wikidata
Mary Jewett Pritchard, 1944

Mary Jewett Pritchard (September 17, 1905 – June 6, 1992) was an American Samoan textile artist. Pritchard is widely credited with reviving the art of siapo, the Samoan version of tapa, handmade cloth created by pounding the bark of plants.