Fijian Decorative Wall Hanging: "Masi Kesa"

Fijians create barkcloth, a paper-like textile, from the inner bark of paper mulberry tree. The bark is beaten until it is soft. This work is performed exclusively by women. Decorated barkcloths are referred to as masi kesa.

Gifts of masi kesa play a large role in life-passage ceremonies, including weddings, births and funerals. Gifts of the textiles may also be used to create or renew alliances between groups. Masi kesa may be enormous, sometimes more than 100 yards long. Many people are required to carry and present them in ritual procession. If a ranking chief receives such a textile, he often orders it to be cut into smaller pieces. The pieces then are distributed among appropriate people, who preserve the textiles as objects of great value and importance.

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