{"product_id":"moana-faamalu","title":"Moana Fa‘amalu","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"890\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"673\"\u003eMoana Fa‘amalu\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 16\" x 20\" original acrylic painting on canvas board by Samoan artist Tanya Masaniai. This striking piece honors the ocean as both a sanctuary and a shield—\u003cem data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"844\"\u003efa‘amalu\u003c\/em\u003e, meaning to cover, to shelter, or to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003eIn Samoan culture, \u003cem data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"921\"\u003efa‘amalu\u003c\/em\u003e also refers to a specific form of ceremonial male \u003cem data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"979\"\u003etatau\u003c\/em\u003e that symbolizes protection, honor, and service. By pairing this concept with \u003cem data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1064\"\u003emoana\u003c\/em\u003e (the ocean), the piece evokes a deep conversation between physical space and spiritual safety. It suggests that the ocean itself is a kind of tattoo, an ancient pattern etched into the landscape that holds memory, power, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003eThe central figure in this piece stands as both a vessel and a guardian, surrounded by oceanic tones and ancestral motifs. She is cloaked not only by the sea, but by lineage, prayer, and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1746\"\u003eThis artwork is a meditation on sacred protection, the kind that wraps around a people, a lineage, a body, or a calling. For Pacific Islander communities, the ocean has always been more than water. It is both journey and refuge, healer and historian.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tanya Masaniai Ibarra Art","offers":[{"title":"16\" x 12\" \/ Giclee Canvas","offer_id":47362448294037,"sku":null,"price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16\" x 12\" \/ Archive Paper","offer_id":47362448326805,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\" x 16\" \/ Giclee Canvas","offer_id":47362448359573,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20\" x 16\" \/ Archive Paper","offer_id":47362448392341,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" x 36\" \/ Giclee Canvas","offer_id":47362448425109,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24\" x 36\" \/ Archive Paper","offer_id":47362448457877,"sku":null,"price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/2593\/4636\/files\/ThreeWaters_ToluVaiWEB_db5e072d-e3ac-4130-ac6b-fda15d880e3c.jpg?v=1779118710","url":"https:\/\/www.tanyamasaniai.com\/products\/moana-faamalu","provider":"Tanya Masaniai Ibarra Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}