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Contributing her voice and measina [taonga] as part of the O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition, in this track we hear from Janesa Boreham talk about her measina, Fafetu. "The significance of the measina that I chose is that the women only make it on the island of Funafuti. Funafuti is the capitol of Tuvalu. The Fafetu necklace gets its name because it is shaped like a star, the same star that represents the Star of Bethlehem. The fafetu is a biblical reference to the star that the three wise men saw during the birth of Jesus Christ". Image: Janesa Boreham, 2023, Photographer Pamata Toleafoa, Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Music: Track 1: Drum_Dance_Vaipae_Aitutaki from the album discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/enc…2004666 O le fogava’a e tasi – One family exhibition can be viewed on Level 2 of Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero | Central City Library till the end April 2023