discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te ili human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēFan (English)Kupu whakaahuaIli. Fan. This is an ili made of tuaaniu (coconut midrib), kaumoe (immature coconut leaf), laukie (soft pandanus) and fulu kaleva (kaleva feathers). Tuaaniu are braided to form the spine of the blade as well as the handle. The handle is cylindrical shape and is encased in lalaga (woven) laukie and green raffia. The blade is spade shaped and is made of tightly lashed tuaaniu. The tuaaniu is lashed using thin straps of beige colour kaumoe. Decorating the blade are two borders made of dyed laukie. One border is a green colour and the other is a black colour. The ili is also bordered with white fulu kaleva as another form of decoration. As in many parts of the Pacific, ili were used to keep cool in hot weather an often presented as gifts to visitors.WāhiUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē2011.x.553 (temporary accession number)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te ili, 2011.x.553, Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2011.x.553Takenga ā-AhureaunknownKaiwaihanga Matua unknownWāhiUnknownRāUnknownTikanga Waihangawoven lashedPāohopandanus (leaf)/leaf (plant material)/plant materialcoconut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre[feather]/animal materialRaraunga Ine355mm215mm18mmHuinga KaupapaFibrework/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Featherwork/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūFanPersonal Assistive ArtefactsPersonal GearPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua04 Dec 2019 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