Figure 23.—Rarotongan fan handles (a, plain, attributed to Rarotonga but probably from Aitutaki; b-e, carved with two heads in profile, looking outward from midline of junction): a, round wood, uncarved, 28 mm. in diameter at proximal end, and uncovered part, with shoulder (1) where sennit braid wrapping in lozenge pattern commences; total length of handle including tang, 390 mm. (Cambridge Univ. Mus., Z.6100). b, 1, double head with narrow notch to mark division, eyes formed by five incised curves and mouth by four curves; 2, raised curved flange with square hole in depressed interval between it and heads; 3, raised area pierced by large hole forming segment of circle, and with round hole in interval between it and flange 2; handle beyond for 39 mm. seized with fairly fine two-ply coir cord arranged alternately in two turns of a cord dyed red and an undyed cord; length of carved part 76 mm.; greatest width of heads, 38 mm., and thickness, 19 mm. (British Mus., 6851). c, 1, double head with curved hole marking cranial division; eyes formed by wider incisions than b, and mouth formed by single notch on one side and double notches on other; 2, curved flange closer to heads and notched on either side to form zigzag bar; mesial hole between 2 and 1; 3, raised area with proximal side notched, and large square hole with proximal side also notched; round hole between 3 and 2; 4, extra raised flange with middle part notched to form a zigzag bar, carved part of handle 70 mm. long and greatest width 26 mm.; handle beyond last flange (4) wrapped with fine braid 2 mm. wide, for distance of 40 mm. on diameter of 17 mm.; braid in two sets, one dyed dark red (stippled), other undyed; wrapping arranged in lozenge pattern so that two sides of lozenges in different colors; total length of handle including tang, 342 mm. (British Mus., L.M.S. 218). d, 1, double head divided vertically by narrow groove; eyes and mouth roughly formed by incised curves; 2, curved flange without ornamentation, and round hole between it and heads; 3, plain raised part with large hole, and also hole between it and flange 2; 4, flange with distal edge notched; 5, additional smaller flange with vertical incisions on distal edge; length of carved part 85 mm.; greatest width of heads, 45 mm. due to greater outward inclination of chins; handle beyond carving wrapped with red and yellow sennit in lozenge pattern (Cambridge Univ. Mus., Z.6101). e, 1, double head with eyes and mouth formed by curved incised lines and separated by single vertical line; 2, series of four bilateral angular projections with triangular depressions to the inner side pierced at bottom with round holes; 4, distal raised flange with zigzag raised bar; length of carved part 89 mm.; greatest width of heads, 41 mm.; width of distal flange (4) 32 mm.; handle beyond carving wrapped in red and yellow sennit in lozenge pattern (Cambridge Univ. Mus., Z.6102).