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Tahiri

human history
  • Other Name

    Fly whisk fragment (English)

  • Description

    Tahiri. Fly Whisk Fragment. A tassel of spiralled strands of coconut sennit. May have been a fragment attached to a larger ceremonial fly whisk. The fibres splay out from a central commencement braid that binds them together. Dark brown in colour. The fibres are fragile and require limited handling.

  • Place
    Austral Islands/French Polynesia/Pacific
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    2015.x.54 (temporary accession number)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Pavahina, 2015.x.54, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pavahina, 2015.x.54, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Pavahina, 2015.x.54, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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