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This is not a Grass Skirt - On fibre skirts (liku) and female tattooing (veiqia) in nineteenth century Fiji (Paperback)
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This is not a Grass Skirt - On fibre skirts (liku) and female tattooing (veiqia) in nineteenth century Fiji (Paperback)
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The Pacific 'grass skirt' has provoked debates about the demeaning
and sexualised depiction of Pacific bodies. While these
stereotypical portrayals associated with 'nakedness' are challenged
in this book, the complex uses and meanings of the garments
themselves are examined, including their link to other body
adornments and modifications. In nineteenth-century Fiji, beautiful
fibre skirts (liku) in a great variety of shapes and colours were
lifetime companions for women. First fitted around puberty when she
received her veiqia (tattooing), women's successive liku were
adapted at marriage and during maternity, performing a multiplicity
of social functions. This book is based on a systematic
investigation of previously understudied liku in museums
collections around the world. Through the prism of one garment,
multiple ways of looking at dress are considered, including their
classification in museums and archives. Also highlighted are
associated tattooing (veiqia) practices, perceptions of modesty,
the intricacies of intercultural encounters and the significance of
collections and cultural heritage today. The book is intended for
those interested in often neglected women's objects and practices
in the Pacific, in dress and adornment more generally and in the
use of museum collections and archives. It is richly illustrated
with rare and previously unpublished paintings and drawings, as
well many examples of liku themselves.
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