fuyais
Fuyais are ceremonial banners of the fictional Fuyai people in the Arcian Highlands. A fuya is an individual banner, while fuyais denotes the set produced for a lineage during major rites. They function as portable tapestries that narrate kinship, harvest cycles, and cosmology through motifs and color.
Etymology: The word fuya derives from the Fuyai language, meaning memory or story. The plural fuyais entered
Design and production: Fuyais are handwoven on tall wooden looms from hemp or ramie. The weave is
Cultural role: They are prepared before rites, carried in processions, hung in communal houses, or used to
Conservation and study: Modern programs preserve exemplary pieces in museums, while living communities continue weaving to