Fiji Masi Cloth of the Gods at Pataka Museum

Fiji Masi- Cloth of the Gods
May 23 - August 30, 2009
Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures
Porirua City, New Zealand

Sulu ni vakamau. A 21st century wedding dress.

Masi is the Fijian name for what is better know through the world as bark cloth or tapa. No less than 20 beautiful examples of masi make up the central focus of this exhibition now showing at Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures.

Pieces of finely decorated masi, video footage, clothing and ceremonial garments will be included in the exhibition. Fiji Masi- Cloth of the Gods exhibition curators are Catherine Spicer, co-writer of the book Fiji Masi, and John Sullivan, director of Cloth of the Gods, a DVD documentary on masi. [Adapted from www.pataka.org.nz]

Gata Vakaviti. A large masi used as a backdrop for weddings and funerals (Detail).

Please visit the Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures website for additional information www.pataka.org.nz.

Fiji Masi, Cloth of the Gods is proudly supported by