i Roi
i Roi. Fly whisk. Made from composite materials. The i Roi consists of a long cylindrical liga ni i roi (handle) carved from kau (wood) that is round in section with magimagi (coconut sennit) as the whisk. The long individual strands of magimagi are brittle, but are thickly braided at their base attached to the head of the red-brown handle then become loose strands as they flare outwards with an overall luscious and thick texture.The handle is of a red-brown colour, with a hole drilled through the butt, as well as two cracks converging at the butt.
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Fly whisk (English)
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- Place
- Fiji
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2013.9.3
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11 Apr 2013
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56726.3 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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