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Iliili

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Fan (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Iliili. Fan. This is a hand held fan. It features a length of wood for the handle component and a curved, triangular blade. The handle component is uneven and portrays hafted marks. It is dark brown in colour with a slightly polished surface and portrays an uneven rectangular cross-section. The blade has been woven from kāniu (coconut midribs) and lau niu (coconut leaf) and is flat in form. The sides curve inwards and its top edge features a serrated finish.

    Open woven borders line the curved edges of the blade from the horizontal edge of the base towards the serrated finish. The direction of the woven pattern appears to begin from the spine of the blade. The spine of the blade has been woven over the tapered length of the handle featuring a plaited braid on both sides. A third of the handle length is completely encased by the woven area of the blade. Cordage of dark brown lau ulu (human hair) has been used to secure the blade to the handle. It has also been used to create a woven and decorative intersection between the handle and blade. The cordage and pinnules of the blade portray a chevron style pattern. An extension of the cord has been inserted through the plaited braid of the fan.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1924.230
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1924
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    8227 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Iliili, 1924.230, 8227, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital,… … Read more

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