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Titi fou

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Shell necklace (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Titi fou. Skirt of lace bark. This is a hand woven titi (skirt) made from lau fou (lace bark). This titi fou is woven to wrap around the waist of the wearer and tied securely with braided cords of lau fou attached at the sides of the garment. The fibre strips of fou are arranged into a waistband with flat pink and green-dyed strips alternating. The fou fibres making up the body of the skirt are natural in colour and dyed in two places with green dye.

    Titi fou are intended for wearing during dance performances and celebrations. According to Matafele Smith, fou is a resource that is plentiful and grows wild in Niue. In the process of preparing the fibre for weaving, the leaves are cut and bundled. They are then submerged in sea water held down with rocks for approximately seven days wherein the desired fibres loosen and then can be easily stripped away from the rest of the leaves.

  • Wāhi
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    2004.120.7
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    18 Nov 2004
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    56263 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

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