Featured Tapa Cloth from Fiji

Discussion in 'Textiles, Needle Arts, Clothing' started by Michelle Beason, May 1, 2019.

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  1. Michelle Beason

    Michelle Beason Michelle

    Yeah that's what I suspected. I bought it on the main island of Nadi so figured it was less 'authentic'. Thank you!
     
    Michelle Beason, May 3, 2019
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    scoutshouse, May 3, 2019
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is the circular ornament in the photo I posted.;) The white part is shell, the decoration is finely cut tortoiseshell.
    They used to be worn on the Solomon Islands. This is how:

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    I'm with the others, the mask is a tourist carving in Sepik style. The Sepik River is in Papua New Guinea. I don't know if your mask is Papua made, or made somewhere else.
     
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