Inter-University Research Institute Corporation National Institutes for the Humanities National Museum of Ethnology

Bark cloth from Fiji

Fabric made from the bark of a tree called masi. Inner fibres peeled from the bark are beaten soft, which are then layered and beaten again to produce masi cloth.

Bark cloth from Fiji
Collection Number H0138997
Artefact Bark cloth
Location Fiji Islands?
Materials Bark cloth, Colouring
Dimensions/Weight --

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