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Titi fou

human history
  • Other Name

    Skirt of lace bark (English)

  • Description

    Titi fou. Skirt of lace bark. This is a handwoven titi fou made entirely from lau fou (lace bark). Its base has been made from red dyed lau fou. 10cm twilled taki-rua to form waist band, then knotted and left to form skirt. The hip area of the titi (skirt) shows fakafiti (twill weave). The selvedges of the fakafiti have been knotted in even bunches and left loose to make up the remaining length of the titi.

    Additional fakamanaia (decorations) have been added over the surface of the fakafiti in dyed lau fou of green, yellow and a natural tan colour. Each end of the titi features a short corded length that would have been used for the purpose of adjusting the titi upon the wearer's waist.

  • Place
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    2004.120.6
  • Accession Date
    18 Nov 2004
  • Other Id

    56262 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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