Traditional Fishnet, Fiji; Lawa ni Qoli - Buinigone
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Description An endangered ICH in need of urgent safeguarding (only the Tunidau knows the art of net weaving) A keen to the purse seine nets (modern forms have used nylon) of Guinea: sack-like feature According to the Tunidau (head fishermen), the Late Asaeli Tabuadrau, the net is over 100yrs old … it undergoes kuvui (smoking) to keep it durable! It encompasses the iTaukei concept of “solesolevaki” & “veivakaturagataki”
Manage No VI00000835 Running Time 4.55 minutes
Country Fiji
ICH Domain Oral traditions and representations, Social practices, rituals, festive events, Knowledge and practices about nature and the universe, Traditional craft skills
Videos Photographer Melaia Tikoitoga, Kolaia Raisele, Sairusi Qaranivalu Year 2016-05-27
Place Dakuibeqa village, Sawau district, Rewa province File Size 374.2 MB
Definition 1920 × 1080 File Format .mp4
Copyright iTaukei Institute of Language and Culture, Ministry of iTaukei Affairs Copyright
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