Masi Kesa
Masi Kesa. Bark cloth hand printed with stencilled designs in bands of repeated motifs (nine in total) including bands of repeated stylised flower, diamond, seru (hair comb) across the length of the masi in black and brown pigments. Long and narrow rectangular shape and cut at both wider sides. Masi is produced 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) to produce the naturally off-white colour cloth. Layers are felted together to increase thickness and size of the masi. This Masi Kesa has creases from being folded in storage previously.
- Collection Area
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- Te reo Name
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- Ingoa Kōrero Noa
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- Ingoa Kē
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Bark cloth (English)
- Momo Ingoa Kē
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- Kupu whakaahua
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- Wāhi
- Fiji
- Wāhi Hāngai
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- Field Collection Place
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- Wāhi Whāiti Taketake i Kohia ai
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- Rā Kohinga
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- Rā i Kohia i te Wāhi Taketake
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- Accession Number
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1986.232
- Rā Tāpiringa
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22 Oct 1986
- Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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52319 (ethnology)
- Momo Tohu Tuakiri Kē
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- Wāhanga
- Rūma Whakaatu
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- Herenga
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- Momo
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