{"pk":57999,"title":"ʻAmui ʻi Muʻa/Ancient Futures: Fatu fala e fale lalanga (Weaving Threads)","subtitle":null,"abstract":"This article explores the intertwined worldviews of Queen Sālote Tupou III and Tongan scholar Epeli Hauʻofa on identity, kinship, and self-determination in the context of Tonga’s cultural preservation and artistic legacy. Through the lens of contemporary Tongan artists Dagmar Vaikalafi Dyck and Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi, the ʻAmui ʻi Muʻa/Ancient Futures project demonstrates how their artistic practices reclaim Tongan cultural narratives from colonial collections. This article examines their shared commitment to reconnecting with ancestral knowledge, navigating diasporic identities, and challenging institutional barriers to reclaim the koloa (treasures) and histories embedded in their art and practice.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives  4.0","short_name":"CC BY-NC-ND 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\n\nNoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"ʻAmuʻi ʻi Muʻa/Ancient Futures, Tonga, Tongan diaspora, Dagmar Vaikalafi Dyck, Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi, Queen Sālote, art, material culture, koloa, museums, decolonizing museums"}],"section":"The Project and Artists in Context","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0gt342p9","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Seini","middle_name":"","last_name":"Taufa","name_suffix":"","institution":"","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-02-04T18:47:38Z","date_accepted":"2025-02-04T18:47:38Z","date_published":"2025-02-04T08:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/pacificarts/article/57999/galley/44176/download/"}]}