Paper-mulberry harvested in the wet season, beaten with wooden mallets until fibers fuse into translucent cloth.
Each motif carries a name — gukutuku star, qaliqali fern — passed mother to daughter across generations.
Banana-leaf cutouts dictate each line. No freehand, no approximation. The geometry is absolute.
Birth, marriage, chiefly installation, funeral — the pattern shifts to match the weight of the occasion.