On Tongatapu, a girl wears a mourning l taʻovala.
This special mat like dress is worn to show respect for the deceased. The more old and torn the ta'ovala the greater the respect. The mourning ta'ovala is a huge course mat, without decoration. These social mats are kept as precious heirlooms and are handed down in families.
I was not sure of the protocol of photographing someone in mourning, so I took a clandestine photographs.
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