Pulou lau niu

Pulou lau niu. Hat of coconut leaf. This pulou is worn by females when attending church. It is made up of lau niu (coconut leaf) and burlap string. This is lalaga (woven) in full using lau niu. The inner band is of the thick midrib of the lau niu coconut leaf shaped and tied into a large circular loop by a light-brown, burlap string. The lau niu stemming from the midrib is used to ensue the lalaga process, which is motioned horizontally to the outer edge of brim and back, continuing up the crown side and back down on the inner side of crown. The lalaga ends at the crown-brim intersection, forming multiple loops, with a short tail of lau niu strips, around the band. The crown has a circular gap in the centre. This pulou is brown overall in colour from being dried however, it would have been lalaga using fresh green leaves for its flexibility and ease of handling. A commercial label remains attached to the pulou by a fibrous string.