Sujet

Laying out a 'masi' cloth

Légende

Fiji, Laying out a 'masi' clothA group of Fijian women lay out a finished 'masi' or 'tapa' cloth, made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera). Once completed, tapa is painted or dyed with patterns and motifs, and used for traditional clothing or decoration. Caption reads: Making an enormous Tapa cloth (from the bark of the Mulberry tree), 1965. 2005/010/1/14/93.

Date

01 févr. 1965

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_116

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,7Mo (3,1Mo) / 40,8cm x 30,5cm / 4820 x 3606 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fiji Laying out a 'masi' clothA group of Fijian women lay out a finished 'masi' or 'tapa' cloth made from the bark of the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera) Once completed tapa is painted or dyed with patterns and motifs and used for traditional clothing or decoration Caption reads: Making an enormous Tapa cloth (from the bark of the Mulberry tree) 1965