Bark cloth sample
Production date
08 Oct 1982
Country
Fiji
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Object detail
Description
Bark cloth sample, MASI, example of the third stage of beating process TABEI
Maker
Production date
08 Oct 1982
Production place
Measurements
L370 x W250mm
Media/Materials description
Indeterminate (Wood & Vegetable Products)
Indeterminate Textile (Textiles)
Indeterminate Textile (Textiles)
History and use
This is an example of masi in its third stage, called TABEI. Tabei is the felting process of tapa making.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Uploaded to the Web 27 May 2011.
Registration number
E11811