Masi Kesa
human history
Masi Kesa. Bark cloth that is patterned with bold geometric patterns, rendered in black dye. 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). It is then laid out on a duadua (long wooden anvil) and beaten with an ike (bark cloth beater). Fragile condition.
Accession number: 1992.266 Last Update: 9 Oct 2025
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Barkcloth (English)
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- Cakaudrove District/Fiji
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1992.266
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08 Sep 1992
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54255 (ethnology)
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