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'''Mataisau''' is a [[Fijian language|Fijian]] word relating to a clan in Fiji known as "born carpenters".{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} A group gifted with carpentry skills especially in building things such as houses, boats, furniture, tools, etc.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/fijiansastudyde03thomgoog |page=[https://archive.org/details/fijiansastudyde03thomgoog/page/n248 206] |quote=Mataisau fiji carpenter. |title=The Fijians: a study of the decay of custom - Basil Thomson, Bolton Glanvill Corney, James Stewart |year=1908 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |publisher=W. Heinemann |accessdate=2013-10-08}}</ref> It has been passed on by their ancestors through generations. Most of them live in a village called [[Nukutubu]], Rewa and [[Solotavui]], [[Kadavu Province|Kadavu]] in the Fiji Islands. Some have moved to other parts of the country and abroad. They originated from [[Narauyaba]], [[Nakauvadra]] hills in the [[Ra province]], Fiji Islands.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Culture of Fiji]]<br />
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[[Category:Carpenter castes]]</div>Ajay Kumar