discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Tairiiri human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFan (English)Kupu whakaahuaTairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri woven from kikau ou (young coconut leaf) with dyed-pink apuraka (giant swamp taro), dyed-red kiriau (hibiscus fibre) akamanea (decoration), attached to mauranga (handle) rakau (wooden). The blade is in shape of an inverted triangle. Plaited commencement at centre base of the blade. Woven out in vertical twill from the centre to form lower edge and sides of blade. Weaving technique alters to a horizontal twill. strips of apuraka (stalk from the giant swamp taro) forming pattern, pa maunga, along the top of the blade. Top edge of the blade is flat, and decorated with dyed-red strips of kiriau (hibiscus fibre), forming the akaverevere (fringe). Blade is attached to a shaped mauranga rakau and lashed at the centre base of blade with cotton thread. Mauranga, is of rakau ngangie (wood from the Suriana tree).WāhiManihiki/Cook IslandsWāhi HāngaiManihiki/Cook IslandsAccession Number1979.233Rā Tāpiringa07 Dec 1979Tohu Tuakiri Kē48699A (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48699A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1979.233, 48699ATakenga ā-AhureaManihikiKohingaNorthcroftKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiManihiki/Cook IslandsRāPre 1932Wāhi HāngaiManihiki/Cook IslandsTikanga Waihangawoven plaited dyed carvedWaitohu/māka48699A MANIHIKI (handwritten) MANIHIKI (handwritten)Pāohococonut leaf midrib/coconut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialwood/plant materialgiant swamp tarohibiscus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecotton thread/threadRaraunga Ine400mm350mm25mmTaumata whakarōpūFanPersonal Assistive ArtefactsPersonal GearPersonal Artefacts Fan, FixedFan, HandPersonal Assistive ArtifactsPersonal Gear03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 Tūemi e whai hononga Ngā hua o DigitalNZ Tivaevae manu, tairiiri (fans) pattern, by Kimiora Samuel Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Mea e whai hononga ai E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60