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Magimagi is afibrous product made fromcoconut husk.[1]
The process ofweaving thehusk into the traditional look is very labor-intensive. The earliest record of the unique Magimagi design is listed in theNarrative of the United States Exploring Expedition by Wilkes (Wilkes, 1845). Concerning the huts namedbures that were on the island Wilkes says, “The walls and roof of the mbure [bure] are constructed ofcanes about the size of a finger, and each one is wound round withsennit [Magimagi] as thick as cod-line, made from the cocoa-nut husk” (p. 119). The forefathers of the current inhabitants of the Vulaga islands used Magimagi in the construction of their houses and canoes. The unique weaved design is accomplished by Vulaga teams that are able to design many graphics into the look.
Magimagi coconut trees take about five years to bear fruit. The husks from the nuts arebraided andwoven into a strong, thin rope "as thick as a cod line". The Magimagi coconut only grows in the Lau group of island in the nation ofFiji Islands. It is used for art by the people ofVulaga.
There are three different types of weaving;
