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art is well adapted to any number of different
environments, be it that of a young and wellinformed
art lover with eclectic tastes or that of
an inveterate and more specialized collector. In
short: It has several lives. Wherever it is reborn,
it fascinates.
Now in its sixteenth year, Parcours des
Mondes will also place a special emphasis
on French Polynesia through its support of
the launch of a new book on tapa cloth titled
L’événement tapa: De l’écorce à l’étoffe, Art millénaire
d’Océanie (From Tree Bark to Cloth: An
Ancient Art of Oceania), authored by numerous
specialists including ethno-archaeologist Michel
Charleux. For the entire week, visitors will be
able to attend various activities connected with
this subject organized by the Pacific Tapa Asso