Masi Bolabola. Bark cloth. Decorated with patterns, freehand rendered, in black dye. Across the centre of the masi are lines that form diagonal patterns with circular and crescent shaped motifs. Shorter vertical patterned lines that alternate between black dye and negative space are also incorporated into the design. A black border is rendered across the top and bottom edges of the masi. 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).