Alana Fitzgerald is the second child
of Clementine and Josiah Fitzgerald.
She was born in 1883, in Tahiti.
Alana embraced the Tahitian way of life.
She was especially passionate about tifaifai,
a form of artistic quilting or applique.
These quilts were created either by individuals,
or more usually by groups of women called vainetini.
She married pearl diver, Manua Hauata, in 1900.
They moved to Hikueru Island,
where Manua's family lived and worked.
They had 3 children:
Eeva b. 1903
Mako b. 1905
Rahiti b. 1907.
of Clementine and Josiah Fitzgerald.
She was born in 1883, in Tahiti.
Alana embraced the Tahitian way of life.
She was especially passionate about tifaifai,
a form of artistic quilting or applique.
These quilts were created either by individuals,
or more usually by groups of women called vainetini.
She married pearl diver, Manua Hauata, in 1900.
They moved to Hikueru Island,
where Manua's family lived and worked.
They had 3 children:
Eeva b. 1903
Mako b. 1905
Rahiti b. 1907.
For reflection ...
Alana was the daughter of European immigrants to a Polynesian land.
She embraced all things Tahitian.
As immigrants,
should we assimilate into the predominate culture,
or should we superimpose our own culture on others?
Alana was the daughter of European immigrants to a Polynesian land.
She embraced all things Tahitian.
As immigrants,
should we assimilate into the predominate culture,
or should we superimpose our own culture on others?