Koya, Cresantia F. (2013) Anthropological evidence of the 15 intended iTaukei Tapa Cloth (Masi) Motifs pre-dating the creation of the Air Pacific/Fiji Airways logo. UNSPECIFIED.
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Abstract
This short paper examines the history of Tapa in order to show that the fifteen kesakesa designs identified as trade mark worthy by Air Pacific/Fiji Airways are a significant part of the cultural heritage of the iTaukei peoples of Fiji. It will also show that Tapa and the designs/motifs found within tapa are often shared cultural designs across the Pacific. The position taken is that all forms of cultural heritage expressions must remain the intellectual property of their indigenous owners from whom this knowledge, skills and art forms originate. NO COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE can or should claim the right to this
knowledge. Nor should they be allowed to trademark, copyright or patent any such derivative of indigenous knowledge. To allow any forms of external ownership of
indigenous knowledge is the equivalent of cultural genocide and the indigenous peoples, as well as the world at large will be the poorer for it.
| Item Type: | Other |
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| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology K Law > K Law (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Education |
| Depositing User: | Cresantia Koya-Vaka'uta |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2013 23:17 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2016 00:17 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/6765 |
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