Fauato

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Fauato. Sennit rope. This is a fauato made of kafa (sennit). The fauato is a light brown colour with fibrous texture. The fauato is made by rolling two kafa (sennit) to create a thicker rope. The kafa is made of pulu (coconut husk) that has been gathered and mili (rolled) to create long strands. These strands are then braided together using a fili lautolu (three-ply braid) technique. The fauato has been coiled into a large circle before being tied together using smaller piece of kafa. Fauati were used to fafau (lash) parts of a fale (house) together. The width of the kafa used and the fauato is dependent on what it was required for.

Accession number: 1970.208 Last Update: 25 Oct 2023
Other Name

Sennit rope (English)

Accession Number

1970.208

Accession Date

1970

Other Id

43873 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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