Tairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri woven from rito (young coconut leaf) with parau (mother of pearl) shell grip. The blade is in the shape of a semi circle. The blade is woven from rito (young coconut leaf) and is appoximately 30mm wide. The base of the tairiiri consists of parau, and is used as the grip (held by hand). There are twenty-one holes across the top and sides of the parau where strands of rito are threaded through for commencement of the body. The body is woven out in check altering to a two-twill weave to complete the body. The body is mostly rito tunu (boiled young coconut leaf - beige/white in colour) and is incorported with rito mata (raw boiled young coconut leaf - green in colour) forming "X" patterns across the body. The tairiiri is finished with an akaverver (fringe) made of rito tunu. "54740.2" is handwritten in black ink on the back of the parau. Good condition.