Sari length of fabric Main body of sari is woven from red synthetic fibre with supplemental weft creating a red-on-red pattern of alternating rows of zig-zag stripes and geometric motifs. The motifs are like a cross with a square imposed on top with an empty center. Two feet from one end is an inset pattern 22" wide. The background is of a darker red and the same pattern continues for 4". Alternating rows of supplemental weft feature a leaf design alternating with rows of gold dots. The rows of leaf motives vary in color: one row each of goldy yellow, dark blue, silvery white, goldy yellow, silvery white, goldy yellow, silvery white, dark blue and goldy yellow. The edges of the ends are unfinished. Along each side of the sari is a woven band that is created by a supplementary warp in the main weaving. The center band on a red background three rows of a design of four blue or green oval shaped dots surrounded by gold, resembling flowers. On either side of this band is a narrow dark blue band, a band of green and gold alternating dashes, and a wider dark blue band. This sari was collected by a museum docent visiting Fiji. It would be worn by women of Indian ancestry living in Fiji.

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