Tairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri woven from kikau ou (coconut midrib and leaf) with dyed-red overlaid strips of apuraka (giant swamp taro) attached to shaped mauranga (handle) rakau (wooden) and lashed with puru akari (coconut sennit). The blade is in shape of an inverted triangle. Plaited commencement at centre base. Woven out in vertical twilled-3 from the centre to form lower edge and sides of blade. Weaving technique alters to a horizontal twill. Dyed-red overlaid strips of apuraka form pattern along the top of the blade (approximately 23mm wide). Top edge of the blade is flat. Blade is attached to shaped maruanga rakau and lashed at the centre base of blade with approximately 10mm of puru akari. Approximately 275mm of the mauranga is inserted into the blade. Mauranga, is of rakau toa (Ironwood). Good condition. "36825" is handwritten in white ink on the mauranga.