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Iliili

human history
  • Other Name

    Fan (English)

  • Description

    Iliili. Fan. This is a hand held iliili. It features an uneven, cylindrical length for the shaft and a curved, triangular blade. The handle component is uneven and portrays hafted marks, it has been made from kieto (ebony wood). From its mid-section, the length tapers. It is dark brown in colour with a slightly polished surface. Its base end shows a circular cross-section that has been finished off on an angle.

    The blade has been woven from lau niu (coconut leaf) and kāniu (coconut midrib). It is flat in form. The sides curve inwards and its top edge features a serrated finish. The side of the triangular blade has become fractured and remains a separate part. When pieced as a whole, two open woven borders line the curved edges of the blade from the horizontally edged 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. Half 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 geometric patterns. They portray loose edges and are fibrous in appearance.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1962.100
  • Accession Date
    18 Jul 1962
  • Other Id

    36824.3 (ethnology)

  • Department
Iliili, 1962.100, 36824.3, Photographed by Richard Ng,… … Read more

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