Staying Fijian : : Vatulele Island Barkcloth and Social Identity /

Staying Fijian : : Vatulele Island Barkcloth and Social Identity / / Rod Ewins.

Barkcloth, or masi, is the traditional art form of the women of Vatulele Island. Its manufacture continues to flourish, even increase, while many other arts are declining, despite the fact that most of its functional roles have been usurped by Western cloth and paper. This book explores this apparen...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter UHP eBook Package 2000-2013
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Ewins, Rod,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (432 p.) :; 96 illus., 26 in color
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preliminary Notes
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Staying Fijian: Vatulelean Identity, Change and Stress
  • 3. Indigenous Art Or Airport Art?
  • 4. Art, Meaning and Myth
  • 5. Barkcloth's Ascribed and Inscribed Meanings
  • 6. Ritual in Vatulele
  • 7. Goods Production and Distribution
  • 8. From Non-Ritual Trade to Cottage Industry
  • 9. In Conclusion (and Anticipation...)
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary of Vatulelean and Standard Fijian
  • Index

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