hello i,m trying to find more info on this lovely piece ive recently ac quired... friends have told me it may be from fiji...but in order to value it i need to know more info if anyone can help..its in very good condition ...240cm x 45cm any help would be much appreciated
Welcome, foxired. Yes, it is Fijian and very nice. The Fijian name for tapa is masi. Maybe @Taupou can help with more information.
It always helps to do a search of previous posts. Here are some of @Taupou's previous discussions of Fijian tapa/masi: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/is-this-maori-aboriginal.52513/#post-2547670 https://www.antiquers.com/threads/any-help-with-this-tribal-painting.48230/#post-1818900 https://www.antiquers.com/threads/tapa-cloth-from-fiji.37283/#post-594126
I was thinking more along the lines of determining age, because foxired wants to know more to be able to assess a value. I know about the technique and the region, but that doesn't help much here. And I know the gorgeous warm brown ones are older. But Taupou may know how to recognize the period of this one.
