Research Catalog

Title

Fiji masi : an ancient art in the new millenium / Catherine Spicer and Rondo B.B. Me ; photography by Catherine Spicer.

Author

Spicer, Catherine.

Publication

Burleigh Heads, Qld., Australia : Catherine Spicer and Rondo B.B. Me, 2004.

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Details

Additional Authors

Me, Rondo B. B.

Description

ix, 120 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 25 cm.

Summary

"This book hopes to present the readers more than just an account of how Masi is made, though this will of course be a large component of the book.The book is divided into two sections. The first section sets Fiji in its geographical and historical context, at the same time showing the reader where Masi was traditionally made. This done, it then continues on to explain every aspect of the process used today to make Masi.The second sction of this book endeavours to describe the place of Masi in the world of the traditional Fijian. Finally, the authors look at Masi in the modern world of Fiji, exploring how many ancient rituals continue, and how others have been modified to cater to the demands of people who no longer live a village lifestyle, but are what one Fijian friend called "Fully Urbanised Natives""--Publisher's description.

Subjects

• Textile fabrics > Fiji
• Tapa > Fiji

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p.119).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The memory of trees: an introduction to Masi -- How Masi came to Fiji -- Making Masi -- Colours of Masi -- Cloth of the gods -- Masi today and tomorrow -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Draudrau motifs and terminology -- Appendix 2. The red prawns of Vatulele -- Appendix 3. Masi selection and care.

ISBN

• 0646437623 (pbk.)
• 9780646437620 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2005412816

OCLC

• 62742750
• SCSB-10394559

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library