Masi Vulavula

Masi Vulavula. Plain bark cloth with togitogi (fringing) along the edges. 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). Using water as the binding agent, strips of masi are felted together. The Masi Vulavula consists of two pieces glued together at ends, forming one piece.

Ingoa Kē

Bark cloth (English)

Wāhi

Taveuni Island/Vanua Levu Group/Fiji

Accession Number

1968.159

Rā Tāpiringa

06 Sep 1968

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

39202 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific