Aline Amaru

Aline Amaru (born 1941) is a textile artist from Tahiti, French Polynesia.^[1][2] She is self-taught.^[2] She specializes in creating a traditional Tahitian appliqué quilt known as tifaifai,^[1][3] and is especially known for her paumotu stitch, which she learned from her mother.^[2]

Her work is in the permanent collection of the Queensland Art Gallery,^[4] and has previously been shown at the Festival of Pacific Arts and displayed in Belau National Museum.^[2] She has also exhibited her work in Papeete,^[1] where she is a part of the Papeete Arts and Crafts Village.^[2]

Personal life

Amaru's husband descends from the Pōmare dynasty.^[2]

Works

• La Famille Pomare (1991) – a depiction of the Pōmare dynasty, made using the tifaifai pa'oti technique^[4]