Fala lau‘ie (mat)

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Fala lau‘ie (mat)

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Te Papa Collections Online

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This is a fala lau‘ie (mat made from lau‘ie) a type of sleeping mat that is part of a larger category of mats referred to as fala ufi moega. These fala have a flap and fringe designed to hang down and decorate the side of a bed. Sleeping mats In 1999, there were two types of fala ufi moega; the fala lau‘ie and the fala vali. The fala lau‘ie is probably the present day version of what was formerly known as the ‘ie moega - a plain largely undecorated sleeping mat used by matai and made from a v...

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/86668

Related subjects

wool / Pandanus (textile) / mats / weaving / Sāmoa / Sāmoan / Apia

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