Iri Buli
Iri Buli. Fan. Woven in the style distinctive to the women of Daku village, Tailevu province. Woven from drau ni niu (coconut leaflet) of natural colour, incorporated with somo (black dyed strips of voivoi, or pandanus) (black dyed pandanus strips) to decorative effect, and magimagi (coconut sennit) braided in tali tolu (3 ply braiding technique) tightly wrapped around the handle. Blade's commencement at centre base, woven out in vertical twill. Somo woven through from the commencement at centre towards widest points of the blade. Blade is heart shaped. Faint blue crayon markings on both sides of the blade.
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- Te reo Name
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Fan (English)
i iri (Fijian)
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- Place
- Fiji
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- Accession Number
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1931.390
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23 Jul 1931
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16645.5 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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