Fiji stories, Labasa, South Pacific culture, family, migration, Australia/Fiji relationship
Friday, September 29, 2006
Fijian women and changing dress
Courtesy of Rod Ewin's excellent website, the Fiji Museum, and oceania-ethnographica, here are a few examples of the changing dress of Fijian women - from the liku to cotton cloth. W.
It reminds me of my childhood and we all had to wear cotton clothes but partial nudity was not a big deal. For formal occasions and going to church, we dress up neatly, often in white and some colour. At other times people usually dress very casually wearing old second-hand clothes or working clothes. P
Introducing Peceli and Wendy. Babasiga (pronounced bambasinga) is the dry land of Macuata in northern Fiji - our place in the sun in Fiji. The town is Labasa and our village is Vatuadova and the beach is Nukutatava. We are part of Wailevu Fijian tribe with relatives in Mali Island and Naseakula village. Peceli was born in Labasa and Wendy is an Australian and today live in Geelong, Australia.
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It reminds me of my childhood and we all had to wear cotton clothes but partial nudity was not a big deal.
For formal occasions and going to church, we dress up neatly, often in white and some colour. At other times people usually dress very casually wearing old second-hand clothes or working clothes.
P
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