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Pounding out bark cloth
Pounding out bark cloth
Women are here seen in various stages of beating bark into cloth,
masi
, for use mainly in ceremonial presentations, though some will be used for decoration and for personal use.
Reg. Number: XP17486
Fiji Museum photograph
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