Masi Kesa
Masi Kesa. Patterned masi (bark cloth) with togitogi (fringing) along the edges. The masi is predominantly black in colour with patterns also incorporating brown- coloured dye. Diamond shaped motifs with feathered edges, (possibly a male dance fan or stingray motif), border the edges. The design across the masi is divided into two main sections with two large motifs that fill each section. Another section is placed in-between the two main sections, with a cross-shaped motif and a circular shaped motif (possibly representative of a flower, star or sun) each repeated twice across the section. 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). Using water as the binding agent, strips of masi are felted together.
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- Te reo Name
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Bark cloth (English)
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- Description
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- Fiji
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1943.55
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30 Jun 1943
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26786.9 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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