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Tairiiri

human history
  • Other Name

    Fan (English)

  • Description

    Tairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri woven from kikau ou (young coconut leaf) with apuraka (giant swamp taro) overlay, kiriau (hibiscus fibre) akaververe (fringe) and a mauranga (handle) rakau (wooden). The blade is in shape of an inverted triangle. Plaited commencement at centre base. Blade is attached to a shaped mauranga rakau and lashed at the centre base of the blade with 4mm of light-brown coloured cotton thread. Faces of the blade are identical.

    Blade is decorated with dyed-orange/brown overlaid strands of apuraka, forming pa maunga (mountains) pattern, along the top of the blade. Tairiiri has dyed dark red kiriau akaververe and dark brown mauranga rakau.

  • Place
    Cook Islands
  • Associated Place

    Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1996.103.5
  • Accession Date
    28 Aug 1996
  • Other Id

    55152.5 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1996.103.5, 55152.5, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 16 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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