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Iri Buli

human history
  • Other Name

    Fan (English)

    i iri (Fijian)

  • Description

    Iri Buli. Fan. Woven in the style distinctive to the women of Daku village, Tailevu province. Woven from drau ni niu (coconut leaflet) (coconut leaflets) of natural colour, incorporated with somo (black dyed strips of voivoi, or pandanus) to decorative effect, and magimagi (coconut sennit) braided in tali tolu (3 ply braiding technique) tightly wrapped around the handle, thicker at handle's end. 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 and along top edge, finishing at the apex. Blade is heart shaped. Identical on both sides.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Associated Place

    Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1979.233
  • Accession Date
    07 Dec 1979
  • Other Id

    48651 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 20 Mar 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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