Tahiafitiani Sarah Vaki
Member of the Académie Marquisienne, Researcher, Tapa craftswoman and ambassador
Tahiafitiani Sarah Vaki was born in 1948 and lives in Omoa on the island of Fatu Iva in Te Henua Enata (Marquesas Islands). She worked as a school teacher from 1967 to 2006.
Deeply committed to the preservation and transmission of her culture, she was elected academician by the people of Fatu Iva in 2000 and is a member of the commission in charge of the lexicon of the Marquesan language. She is also president of the craft and cultural association "Te Heikua o te Vehine" and vice-president of the Marquesan cultural federation "Motu Haka" in Fatu Iva. Tahiafitiani is an expert in the art of making Tapa and traditional Monoï.
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