Henriette Munanui

HENRIETTE MUNANUI was born in Tahiti, where she learned to make traditional textiles, tifaifai , from her mother. She has lived in Utah since 1969 and has continued her craft, often sending to Tahiti for the right type and color of cotton fabric for her appliqued textiles. Her work was featured in a traveling exhibit of Polynesian quilts, and she has frequently demonstrated her skills.