The Tradition Amongst The Village Women: The Making Of The Fijian Woven Mat🇫🇯
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- In this vlog we follow Suli with the other village women as they show us the process of making the Fijian woven mat. As a village women you have to know how to make the Fijian woven mat as it is a big part of the Fijian culture. It is used for many things such as funeral, wedding, birthdays and everyday life.
Suli shows us how it is started by removing the spikes. Another village woman shows how to fold it and make it ready for it to be cooked. Then they show how it is planted.
After you cook the leaves then you have to dry it for a few days. When it is dried then the women has to straighten the leaves and then they can use it for weaving the Fijian mat.
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This has to be one of my favorite vlogs! loved to see how the village women weave the Fijian mats and I would love to have one! Thanks for sharing this centuries old tradition.
Yaaay it's about time to show the strong beautiful ladies of navuti ❤
Removing the thorns from the Pandana leaves - so glad to see this traditional activity - vital in our Fijian cultural society…. Totoka
Bandanus leaves, we called it in Niue; lau fa, in Samoa; lau fala, you call it voivoi, I always avoid mum's called to picked up these because I don't like the sharp edge, very good to see women art of weaving, thanks Uria, Josese will marry a white lady from Rotuma 😂😂
I am always fascinated with the support of the village on your channel. It’s great to see everyone helping each other for the greater benefit of the village as a whole . Vinaka Uraia for showcasing the fijian traditions on your channel and I am looking forward to seeing more videos of such in the future . God bless bro.
Malo Uraia beautiful traditional mat making ... same way we do it in Samoa. Granny is a great teacher funny lady. Alofa atu
Bula my brother i love this remind me of my mother back in the day back in Samoa my mother and all the women would do that and would go with my cousin and dry them out side and all that we call that lau fala this is Polynesian gold we use finemat for wedding funerals party or any faalavelave
What a long process but very interesting lots of talent and hard work .Thanks Uraia for sharing 👍🇨🇦
Looking forward to the second part...👍👍👍 Thank you.
Aunty is very talented and gifted. Love you aunty.
Amazing absolutely 💯 brilliant 👏 👌
When I was young, I went to the islands for a holiday and ended staying for a few months. I used to help my nan do this process of mat making, same sort of process..
Beautiful, educational video, Thank you so much. Love Fiji. I would love to visit your village when I come to Fiji hopefully either this year or next year.
Wonderful to note their own improved techniques of preparing voivoi for weaving mats. 👏👏👏👏👍👍
Amazing how skilled, experienced and talented the women are😊just beautiful🤩 This could be another business venture for Navuti women💁🏻♀️I’ll buy😁
Oh I am so excited about this Video. Lots of work and experience definitely goes into making these wonderful and gorgeous mats. Thank you ladies for showing us how its done. If taken care of they last for many yearsI have several of the mats and just love them.Some mats are older than others and are showing their age but still love them and use them. I I had three gifted to me at Funerals and was very honoured to receive these. Friends gave me a couple with colourful wool fringed edge and I purchased some plain edged ones too. Always so much laughter in the Village it warms my heart I miss it❤️
Oh the fine art of mat weaving, lovely to see here with the women at work with the voivoi/pandanus leaves and kuku the occasional nuisance. 😅
Isa reminds me of when my parents sent me to Viti for the first seven years of my life , I use to sit and watch my grandmother weaving ibe’s she used colourful kulas and I use to be amazed at what she creates,good insight on our culture tagane . “Io Taki mada”.
The voivoi tree🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣thats the one luke hhh much love boys🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🇫🇯🇫🇯
Cheers Navuti from this Rotuman😁🤙🏼 💕
Isa love the women’s support and their roles in keeping your families running. With great skill sets in craft work and this helps us viewers reconnect and understand what our village is missing … vina du riki Navuti …!
In the Cook Islands it's called Rau Ara (Leaves of the Ara Tree). You can eat the fruit...but we prefer to use it in garlands for it's scent.
I enjoyed this vlog and lookn forward for your next vlog - dyeing pandanus leaf into black strip leaf. Vinaka💯
Shoutout rotuma !! didn’t know Fijians also regard it as one of the types
Malo malo love watching island life
CHEEEEHOOO!
Our forefathers have mastered life,by living in harmony with nature and understanding its equilibrium,not polluting,destroying or abusing it, taking what you need daily & not living a life of greed.If we continue to use our culture & tradition of village life & preserve it,we wont have a problem when this Western life will collapse through,inflation,viruses & wars.This lifestyle is freedom and not been a slave like me to this Western System of working 8-12hrs daily just to pay your mortgages,bills,material things & food to survive..
Hahahaha.."fark you go home you student. Go vuli lesoni " I'm dying 😅😅😅
Viliame is some character.He is full of energy ,authentic and pure..When ever Viliame is on their will be laughter,spoiling and swearing🤣🤣He brings life to the party.👌Vinaka Viliame for making us viewers laugh with your raw cheekiness🤣🤣🤣
His the 'fark u guy😂😂😂
Gr8 episode Ura good to see the women folk in action 💯
"Today, tomorrow and another day"😂😂😂vinaka Aunty Wati😂😂😂
Yayyyy.... Best lunch break again. Hello peoples
Malo Luke 😂 the voivoi tree 🤣 Bula brada for the content and cheers to the ladies hard days work...God bless ✌️❤️
Awesome video Ura it’s called Pandanus tree in English we also use this for weaving mats baskets hats etc back in our islands too.
Your beautiful aunty is so inspiring. Her skills are very articulate. Thank you for sharing the true Fijian style of mat weaving. She teaches a lot of patience and wisdom they don't teach in school. It's wonderful to see the generations after follow and keep the same traditions of what some call art today. But before days meant crucial participation amongst the family. Weaving was made for many things and often spiritual things. Aunty is such a treasure. Much respect for the knowledge she holds, and to be able to pass it down for future generations . Thank you for sharing this amazing video. I look forward for more videos like this, honoring your elders. Thank you.
Thanks Uraia for capturing and sharing this traditional skills. Continue to capture and record traditional knowledge and skills like this.
Awesome video I am interesting looking forward for the next part thank you Ura
Brother I’m from Micronesia I really like to watch your video, god bless you and your family
In English term it's called Pandanus leaves and Fijian, meaning Itaukei language it's called VoiVoi
Wowww first time watching someone using a knife sharpener- just gets better with time.
Awww, Josese’s wedding❤❤❤, his very handsome
Vinakavakalevu naita Uraia..Pandanus leaves is the voivoi as we called it in Fiji...great to see that you are showcasing our traditional way living..wananavu naita...
There’s two pandanus types. The regular smooth edges and the spike edges. In Samoa we call them LAU FALA (smooth edges) and LAU ‘IE ( spike edges).
I remember helping Mom during hot summer months doing these.
More videos guys meself watching all the time ga. God bless always guys
Awwww thanks Ura awesome content. I've been waiting for you to showcase some of Fiji's finest arts and crafts 👏💚 the women look so beautiful 👍 the pandanus odoratissimus type is an antioxidant and has a lot of medicinal purposes used by the Indians. I'm told it's also good for cancer treatment but not sure if it does 🤷♀️❤
More content for our Mamas (elderly women) as we say it in the cookislands please theyre crackup🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Aunty Gimbal sad guyys🤣🤣 suli the crackup she makes everythinf funney with the elderly women. Autny wagi with the loveyou all at the end😍😍💞
In our islands, we eat or make juice from the screw pine fruit. I'm from the Maldives. Enjoying your vlogs and island life!
Looking great as always the aunties aunty Waji maaaaaan God bless always guys
Viliame is a good commentator🤣🤣👍
Bula Naita Ura love the weaving vlog, very good keep them coming.
Love this! 💜
I have really enjoyed this. Vinaka.
I believe it's pandanus leaf they dry it then weave basket or mat
It is lovely to watch the process of mat making from start to finish. I appreciate the steps and people involved in the making of this beautiful product. Vinaka vakalevu for sharing your knowledge and skills. Loloma from Suva.
Bro I just watch on another channel maturiki v tovolea rugby match and I saw some of the boys in it the video was uploaded 3weeks ago just a short request next time. Maturiki play can you pls film the game if Possible cheers brother ofa atu from the kingdom of tonga💙
Beautiful ❤️
Very impressive indeed. Sharing this video, educational and enlightening, it’s been a while. Thank you Uraia.
Awsome
Bandanus tree ..in Tuvaluan lau..fala well i usually cook the bandanus leaves(voivoi) put afew coconut husk in the drum or watever u'll cook ur bandanus in ...yeah den add water not too much coz the bandanus huv to be cooked frm the steam for 30minutes jst throw it out in the sun .
Fijian woman work so hard 😘
Wananavu na upload brother!
Very skillful Aunty Waji like meself cousin Nurse sister Waji and late NanaLeba from Tovu Totoya Lau
Hi Uraia do they sell the mat?
Yawa fancy kadina island maritime living dui wele tu ga noda veikonakona enjoying everything usefulness hahahahahahaha God bless always guys
Faster fingers jina Aunty Waji hahahahahahaha respect
Bula Vinaka! I am a USP student and I'm currently doing an assignment on "iTaukei Cultural Identity". Im humbly requesting permission to use your video for my assignment. I will acknowledge and credit your work and provide a link to this video. Vinaka.
How much is for a big mat ? I want one ! Can you tell Aunty to make me one ?
Use the kukusau bejibejinas gatas and you tocias the voivoi into equal strips ready for weaving the ibes.
😂😂😂😂.....oiyauwe fakapo....vinaka vakalevu kemudou noqu mataqali Moturiki Navuti.
I didn't know that the ladies also have jokes....vnaka Aunty Wati.....nil by mouth....😂😂😂
What did they say they drink when they weave? This is a beautiful art.
Haule na tali iconi ni tali jiko wilika jiko kenatu kenadavo kauta ga mai na tadre ni bulida me vaka tu na beseni kei na roko ni dakuda hunch back again. The reason why many women help each other do the tali ibe.
Hi I watched all your videos. I want to ask if any of the ladies there know how to make savusavu lei's and if they do how much do they charge please
It's an interesting prospect on salusalu, definitely something he should look into
Totoka na video braca...regards to the hard working ladies especially to the 3 nasesara's ladies(sister tave,suli n bale).
😂😂😂u can nil by mouth for today 😂😂😂Isa na marama nomu nei qo na marama lasa ,qai dau vaka lutu vosa...dau dua na tacina vakawati I viro,correct me if I'm wrong,rau sa dau tautauvata saraga,i knew them when I worked at Pafco back then. Anyways great video brass ,loloma from Auckland.
Bula brother io kena I kasa ni drua ko vakawati I Viro.
Before the sharp edge knives we used the kukusau bejibejinas e gatas.
56:27 best part 😂😂😂😂😂
Bula Vinaka Tavalequ Vinaka Vakalevu na Veivasarasarataki vei Keimami na Lewei Vuravura ena Walewale kece ni Voivoi mai na kena Teivaki yaco sara kena lai Tali 🙏
Sini cakacaka rawarawa dina io sa tu vata ga na vosota keina lalasa💯
Vinaka Tavale Suli sa Marama dau cakacaka dina oiko, nomu yauyau tiko mai na voivoi me saqa ratou wanono tuga yasamu lala Tagane sini veivuke saqai o kaci sara saqai veivuke mai o Baraca Vili 🙆🤦
Vinaka Na Wati na Veivalasai😂😂😂
Tavale Ura cakacaka taki iko mo Vamau nira se bula jiko na DAU Tali I Nakoro lalako qai o Bera sa sotava cardboard ni Pafco keina IBE ni Valagi😂😂
Oso ca tale o Na Wati nisa wawa gunuji tiko o Baraca Qio iko Tavale gauna cala o lai caka yaloyalo kina ni
Sebera ni Gunuji o Baraca Qio 🙆
Loloma Bibi tuyani vei kemudou kece I Nakoro sarasara jikoga yani qo e Hawks Bay Haistings NZ ✌️
rawarawa ga na kateni mai Pafco😂😂😂
56:23 best one ever 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We pull the Qanibulu (coconut husk) from Luke's ass 😂😂 did it for me...isa mytau loloma yani vei kemudou 💙
Kora!!...🤣🤣🤣
Ura..you sell Navuti kava but the Navuti coco, is it also for sale??..and how much?
Bulla kuku s nd the gang
😂😂😂😂😂 @ibe ni mate 😂😂😂
Oileii Kuku😂😂😅
Voivoi - Pandanas leaves
Pandana Leaves
Tara riki na Cola Uraia kodaki muni ga vuaru na vibulou kwasi Voivoi mutu sa Cola vina riki 🙏❤️😊.Can I place my order, please?😂me vasomo na I Thotho (Coco)Vina du riki 🙏🇦🇺
In english language is called pandanus.
He is asking Aunty Waji thankkkkkkk you what about the tea?????????
Aunty Waji: you can nil by mouth
hahahahahahaha respect
Yes one lesson learned all the Aunties in maritime Island villages they the big boss everything they do.
Isa if m correct relating to Fijian counting it’s tini na voivoi Sa dua na I cibi
10 na voivoi sa dua na ibe
@@rup552 nope it’s cibi. Ibe could be woven from many “cibi”
@@EVAA432 10 na Voivoi Sa dua Na i Buki
100 na Voivoi Sa dua Na iCibi
@@Rick-jh7di hmmmm let me re check … lol
Measurements using thumb and either dusidusi turaga or tubu siviti ira count caga dua not chauvu Nadroga word Caga haule eso na vosa ni so na yasana e vosa ca tale so na yasana. Tabana ga ni veicalati tu I vei yasana 14 kaila
Caga dua caga rua caga tolu caga va width of the mat that is. According to each voivoi leaf.
Awesome video bro good to see all the lady's in there element explaining how and what they do. nice one lady's keep up the good work😁 supp kuku the man🤟
Samoa call these laufala
It pandanus tree and leaves
How much you charge?
Kuku the Demolition 👄
🎉
Vinaka
sa vosa ca tu vei siga tale na video qo aule 😂 kum
Bandanas Leaves in Marshall Islands.