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Fan

Description:
Iriba, Fan. This is a hand held fan. It is a woven flat form. It's blade is shaped like a curved diamond shape with a cylindrical handle at its base. Colours are black and natural. This iriba is composed of four material components: kakoko (the young, white central leaves of the coconut tree), te ira (pandanus leaf) and burae ni moa (feathers). There is a pattern of one diamond shape and four triangle shapes plaited onto the fan blade in blac...
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Auckland Museum Collections Online
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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
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