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Tairiiri

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Fan (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Tairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri woven from kikau ou (young coconut leaf) with dyed-red apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration) and dyed-red kiriau (hibiscus fibre) akaververe (fringe) 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.

    Mostly natural colour with dyed-red overlaid strips of apuraka forming pa motu (islet) pattern along the top of the blade. Top edge of the blade is flat. Blade is attached to a shaped mauranga rakau and lashed at the centre base of blade with red strips of kiriau. Tassles made of kiriau are tied around the centre base of the blade. Mauranga, is of rakau ngangie (wood from the Suriana tree).

  • Wāhi
    Manihiki/Cook Islands
  • Wāhi Hāngai

    Manihiki/Cook Islands

  • Accession Number
    1979.233
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    07 Dec 1979
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    48700A (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tairiiri, 1979.233, 48700A, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 05 Sep 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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