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Ra enge, Fijian noblewoman, tattooed with veiqia (hips, buttocks and upper thighs) and qia gusu (mouth), by Theodor Kleinschmidt [1]:47. Veiqia [βɛi̯.ᵑɡi.a], or Weniqia, [2] is a female tattooing practice from Fiji, where women or adolescent girls who have reached puberty are tattooed in the groin and buttocks area by older female tattooing specialists called dauveiqia or daubati.
"Kai-noqu" may be used when one Fijian is generally addressing another Fijian that they share the same blood somewhere in their lineage. The term "Vasu" in Fiji refers to an individual's maternal ties to a village, Matagali etc. If a child is of a woman of rank he/she is a Vasu Levu to that particular area.
The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume, belief system, architecture, arts, craft, music, dance, and sports will be discussed in this article to give you an indication of Fiji's indigenous community but also the various communities which make up Fiji as a modern culture and living.
Joana Monolagi is a Fijian artist and masi maker, whose work is in the collection of Auckland Art Gallery.She was awarded the Pacific Heritage Art Award in 2015 at the Arts Pasifika Awards, recognising her work in supporting art and culture, her role as Fijian coordinator for the Pasifika Festival, and her own unique artistic practice.
The sisters brought the art of tattooing to Samoa from Fiji. [2] As they swam, the sisters sang a song that women get the tattoo, not men. But as they neared the village of Falealupo at the western end of the island of Savaiʻi in Samoa, they dove underwater to get a clam. When they emerged, their song changed. Only men get the tattoo, not women.
The tattoos could represent pride in being a woman, beauty, and protection. [4] They were associated with rites of passage for women and could indicate marital status. The motifs and shapes varied from island to island. Among some peoples it was believed that women who lacked hajichi would risk suffering in the afterlife. [5]
Fiji Women's Rights Movement; Fiji Women's Crisis Centre; Chan, Iris. The different roles of men and women in a Fijian village, Oceania Cultural Internships Program, Australian National University, 13 December 2010; CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, AND WOMEN'S STATUS IN THE PACIFIC, WOMEN, DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT: A PACIFIC FEMINIST ...
It is typically performed during celebrations and festivals. Traditionally the dances that comprise the meke art form are performed by groups of men only or women only, however, foreign influences, such as the male/female Tongan ma'ulu'ulu becoming the Fijian vakamalolo, are evident throughout.