A Large Painted Barkcloth / Wrapper, Masi Kesa, Lutu Village Fiji, 20th Century

Only one available — a single, individual piece.

Ships by Monday 16 November from the United Kingdom.

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Paper mulberry inner bark decorated with natural black and brown dyes featuring geometric patterns and repeating pattern borders, above LUTU text at the bottom. 3 meter length x 61cm wide. Can be rolled to ship. A similar earlier example of Masi Kesa can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art linked here . Condition: A 10cm tear top left. Some smaller tears only around the edges. Creasing in the paper where it has been rolled. No signs of restoration.