Hi I’m Ian and I’m gonna explain on how and why I chose my patterns on my masi and what its about.
What is a masi?
A masi is a cloth like the tapa cloth of Samoa ,but Fijian.
The two designs/patterns I chose were the chains and people walking in the forest of Fiji. The meanings of these patterns I will explain now Chains: How the Fijians got enslaved by the British and the Indians that got enslaved and went to Fiji
The people walking in the jungle: The first Fijians exploring more of the tropical country known as Fiji.
And to conclude this the Fijian masi and its patterns are a piece of history passed down by generations and a beautiful form of art.