A product of the Dravuni – Sivia yani na Vunilagi – Beyond the Horizon (2016) exhibition project was the publication of ‘The Legend of Tanovo and Tautaumolau’ (English) and ‘Ko Tanovo kei Tautaumolau – iTukuni’ (Dravuni dialect) co-authored by father and daughter duo, Kaliopate and Vasemaca (FKA Ema) Tavola, and published by the Institute of…
Tag: History
Three-tailed Comet Marked an Unprecedented Early 1800s in Fiji
In The village site changed with Time, I discussed “the most infamous cargo brought in by the crew of the ‘Argo’ – being the Asian cholera, which became known as the ‘wasting disease’ or lila balavu to the Fijians. I added that: “The lila balavu reached Dravuni, like it did in many parts of Fiji, and…
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