i Roi

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i Roi. Fly whisk. Made from composite materials. The i Roi consists of a long liga ni i roi (handle) carved from kau (wood), round in section, with magimagi (coconut sennit) as the whisk. The long strands of dark coloured magimagi are braided at their base attached to the head of the medium brown handle then become loose strands as they flare outwards. The wooden liga is longer than the whisk component.

Accession number: 1928.153 Last Update: 5 Jul 2019
Other Name

Fly whisk (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1928.153

Accession Date

1928

Other Id

2566 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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