Tairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri. Woven from kikau (coconut leaf) including kata (midrib) with overlaid apuraka (giant swamp taro) akamanea (decoration) attached to a mauranga (handle) rakau (wooden). The blade is in the shape of an inverted triangle. Plaited commencement at the centre base. Leaflets are split in half, separating kikau (leaf) and kata (midrib) and woven outwards in finer check. All edges of the blade have a subtly patara (serrated) effect from the weaving. Top edge is flat. Natural colour. Decorative patara (zig-zag) band across the top of the blade of dyed-red and black apuraka strips overlaid on the kikau. Faces of the blade are not identical. Otherside has red and black dyed-strips in a thinner patara across the top. Blade is attached to a carved mauranga rakau of light brown colour and lashed at the centre base of blade with 15 mm of fibre lashing. Additional measurements: length of the mauranga is approximately 125 mm; length of the blade is 287 mm; length of the section of the mauranga inserted into the blade 208 mm. Good condition overall. "23050 ?COOK IS pres." handwritten in black ink on the mauranga. "Mr. G. ARCHEY handwritten on a faded sticker on the mauranga.