Poi Ball Item Number: C1507 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Two pairs of poi balls. The first pair (part a) is decorated with orange and red-purple vertical stripes on a natural light yellow-brown background with a tassel of like colours in between the attached string. The second pair (part b) is decorated with pink and green-blue vertical stripes on a natural light yellow-brown background with a tassel of like colours in between the attached string.
History Of Use
Poi balls are normally used in performances, which involve swinging the tethered, weighted balls through a variety of rhythmic patterns. Due to the decoration on these, they appear to have been made as gifts.
Item History
- Made in New Zealand
- Received from Unknown (Unknown)
What
- Name
- Poi Ball
- Identification Number
- C1507 a-b
- Type of Item
- ball
- Material
- new zealand flax fibre and raupo grass
- Manufacturing Technique
- wrapped, tied and dyed
- Part A
- height 2.8 cm, diameter 3.0 cm
- Part B
- height 3.0 cm, diameter 2.2 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- New Zealand
Other
- Condition
- good