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The Material Culture of the Cook Islands (Aitutaki)

(2) Finer Fans of Dressed Leaf

(2) Finer Fans of Dressed Leaf.

The two white fans in the upper part of Fig. 183 show the better type of fan made from prepared leaf. A wooden handle takes the place of the leaf midrib. The dressed leaf elements, which take the place of the natural leaflets, are tied to the handle and interlaced with a check technique round it.

The general technique of commencing from the lower end, using the check stroke and shaping, is the same as in the rough fans. The exact details of construction were not seen by the author. The work is much finer, however, and ornamentation is introduced by using coloured elements with overlaid plaiting.