Staying Fijian

ISBN: 9780824831127

出版社: Univ of Hawaii Pr

出版年: 2006-10

页数: 432

定价: $ 67.80

装帧: HRD

内容简介

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 apparent paradox and concludes that the reasons lie in the ability of its identity functions to buffer the effects of social stress. This is so for not only Vatuleleans but all Fijians.