Flowers are built up on wire frames by sewing kimej, and then assembled, petal by petal. Fruit and birds may be added at will. These flat round targets are substantial. Their size commonly ranges from 15-18 inches diameter but larger ones may be commissioned and they make a fine show on a wall, none being similar. It is interesting to mark the finesse displayed even in the apparently plainest by small contrasts in tint, stitching or proportion.
Stars Stars look good too on walls.
Fans Fans continue to be an important accessory to life in the heat of the islands. They vary in sophistication, from the roughest, used domestically to brighten a fire, to the most refined, displayed on occasions of ceremony. A particularly fine group from the past is shown. All materials are employed, kimej for detail on the best, but for the main structure maan or pandanus is generally used. These little work-baskets are one of the most delightful artefacts of the Pacific region.