Masi Vulavula
human history
Masi Vulavula. Plain bark cloth, consisting of two pieces attached at ends, possibly using cassava to glue the pieces together. Togitogi (fringing) along the edges. Masi is made from bark stripped from the Vuni Masi (Paper mulberry) tree. The outer skin is removed and the inner bark (natural in colour) is soaked in a papasia (large wooden bowl) (large wooden bowl). It is then laid out on a duadua (long wooden anvil) and beaten with an ike (bark cloth beater).
Accession number: 1986.223 Last Update: 9 Oct 2025
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Bark cloth (English)
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- Fiji
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1986.223
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10 Oct 1986
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52265 (ethnology)
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