1.0Whitbyhttp://www.whitby.co.ukJShttp://www.whitby.co.uk/author/johnswift1956/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://www.whitby.co.uk/mc-events/fashion-and-fibres-island-dress-in-polynesia/">FASHION AND FIBRES, ISLAND DRESS IN POLYNESIA</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://www.whitby.co.uk/mc-events/fashion-and-fibres-island-dress-in-polynesia/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“FASHION AND FIBRES, ISLAND DRESS IN POLYNESIA” — Whitby" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>http://www.whitby.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Street-Entertainer-Whitby-Quay-Side.jpg6781024FASHION AND FIBRES, ISLAND DRESS IN POLYNESIA, What did Polynesians wear? Local materials such as bark, leaves and plant fibres were used to create and decorate fabrics of surprising delicacy and beauty. Much of this 'exotic' fabric was given to Cook and the voyagers as gifts.