This garment was designed for women and men to wear for important occasions. It is composed of three rectangular lengths of handmade white masi decorated with painted stenciled designs. The pieces of cloth, each of different widths and lengths, are wrapped and tied around the wearer. Most often, the lower two pieces of masi are finely decorated with stenciled designs, while the uppermost piece has a more open design composition. Women wear the upper piece as a bodice wrapped around the torso, while men usually fashion it as a sash. Barkcloth attire replaced the liku, or fiber skirts, traditionally worn by Fijian women displaced by the influence of Christian missionaries.