discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Iri Buli human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFan (English)i iri (Fijian)Kupu whakaahuaIri 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.WāhiFijiWāhi HāngaiCook IslandsAccession Number1979.233Rā Tāpiringa07 Dec 1979Tohu Tuakiri Kē48651 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Iribuli, 1979.233, 48651, 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, 48651Takenga ā-AhureaDaku/Tailevu/Viti LevuKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiFijiRāPre 1932Wāhi HāngaiCook IslandsTikanga Waihangabraided lashed plaited wovenWaitohu/māka48651 (handwritten)Pāohococonut leaf/leaf (plant material)/plant materialpandanus (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibresennit/cord (fiber product)Raraunga Ine375mm310mm38mmTaumata whakarōpūFanPersonal Assistive ArtefactsPersonal GearPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 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