▁women ▁special ise ▁in ▁it ▁and ▁sell ▁their ▁products ▁on ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁K iek ie ▁can ▁be ▁made ▁from ▁many ▁different ▁materials , ▁both ▁natural ▁and ▁introduced : ▁stri ps ▁of ▁p and anus ▁leaves , ▁often ▁painted ▁in ▁bright ▁colours . ▁Either ▁h anging ▁loose , ▁or ▁pla ited ▁together . ▁The ▁sal us alu ▁is ▁a ▁long ▁k iek ie , ▁especially ▁for ▁Ha ap ai . ▁stri ps ▁of ▁h ib is cus ▁bast ▁fi ber , ▁called ▁f au . ▁Same ▁as ▁the ▁p and anus ▁leaves , ▁but ▁not ▁as ▁co arse ▁and ▁therefore ▁su ited ▁for ▁fin er ▁designs . ▁k aka , ▁de ▁f ibr ous ▁t issue ▁which ▁is ▁wrapped ▁around ▁the ▁growing ▁fr onds ▁of ▁pal m ▁trees . ▁It ▁is ▁usually ▁var n ished ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁stronger ▁and ▁then ▁cut ▁in ▁all ▁type ▁of ▁shapes . ▁strings ▁or ▁ro pes ▁little ▁dis ks ▁( f ew ▁cent imeter ▁diameter ) ▁made ▁from ▁co con ut ▁shell ▁and ▁str ung ▁together ▁along ▁their ▁diameter . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁fla x , ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁pi up iu ▁( see ▁P ania ). ▁ ▁References ▁I . F . ▁Hel u ; ▁Crit ical ▁ess ays : ▁Cultural ▁pers pect ives ▁from ▁the ▁South se as ; ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pol yn esian ▁folk ▁cl othing ▁Category : S kir ts ▁Category : T ong an ▁culture ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Ocean ian ▁cl othing ▁Category :