sione
maileseni
sione maileseni: Weaver of Tonga’s Ancient Traditions Sione Maileseni is a Tongatapu-born artist whose dedication to preserving and reviving the traditional arts of his community has garnered international recognition. For over two decades, he has honed his craft as a coconut fibre weaver, specializing in …
A portrait built from sione maileseni's own colours
Every 1 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
