Fan Handle, Marquesas Islands
Fan Handle, Marquesas Islands
tahi
length 16 1/2in (41.8cm)
Provenance
La Korrigane Expedition, 1934-36
French Private Collection
"Distinctively shaped fans, or tahi'i, were carried by toa (warriors), tau'a (ritual specialists), and other high-ranking men and women as status markers. Displayed on important occasions, especially feasts, their visual impact was enhanced by the elegant manner with which they were carried, particularly by women." (Kjellgren, Eric and Carol Ivory, Adorning the World, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2005, p. 81)
La Korrigane Expedition was the last ethnological expedition to have returned to France from then unexplored territories with over 2,500 artefacts. The finest of these objects were shown in the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, when it opened in 1937. Nearly 800 of them are now prize exhibits in The Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.
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Fan Handle, Marquesas Islands
tahi
length 16 1/2in (41.8cm)
Provenance
La Korrigane Expedition, 1934-36
French Private Collection
"Distinctively shaped fans, or tahi'i, were carried by toa (warriors), tau'a (ritual specialists), and other high-ranking men and women as status markers. Displayed on important occasions, especially feasts, their visual impact was enhanced by the elegant manner with which they were carried, particularly by women." (Kjellgren, Eric and Carol Ivory, Adorning the World, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2005, p. 81)
La Korrigane Expedition was the last ethnological expedition to have returned to France from then unexplored territories with over 2,500 artefacts. The finest of these objects were shown in the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, when it opened in 1937. Nearly 800 of them are now prize exhibits in The Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac.
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