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Tairiiri (Fan)
unknownPre 1932
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Auckland, New Zealand
Tairiiri. Fan. Composite tairiiri woven from rauara (pandanus leaf) with overlaid dyed-red/brown apuraka (giant swamp taro). The blade is in shape of a diamond. Plaited commencement at centre base of the blade. Dyed-red strips of apuraka are interwoven into the blade, forming square patterns across the blade. Tairiiri is missing mauranga (handle).
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Details
- Title: Tairiiri (Fan)
- Creator: unknown
- Date Created: Pre 1932
- Location: [Cook Islands]
- Provenance: Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Subject Keywords: Fan, Fixed
- External Link: Auckland Museum: Collections Online
- Medium: Pandanus (fibre), giant swamp taro
- Rights: please see our Cultural Permissions guidelines for information on re-using this image., Auckland Museum's cultural-permissions policy applies
- Other reference number: 48655
- Acquisition number: 1979.233
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