Navigating by the stars (2003) by Rusiate Lali 51x51cm

This artwork references the traditional tapa textile and design with its use of geometric patterns, shapes and lines.

Rusiate Lali matrilineal lineage is connected to the Lapita people who travelled long distances throughout the Pacific from South East Asia in outriggers, navigating at night by the stars. Travelling throughout the Pacific Ocean in outriggers, his ancestor finally settling in Rewa, Fiji.

This artwork is shipped stretched on the frame