Pamaypay

Pamaypay (Tagalog pronunciation: [pɐmaɪˈpaɪ], puh-my-PY), also known as paypay, payupas, buri fan, or anahaw fan,^[1][2][3] is a type of traditional hand-held fan from the Philippines. It is typically made of woven buri palm or anahaw palm leaves. It is usually heart-shaped, and woven in a technique known as sawali (twilled). The edges are braided and merges into a looped handle.^[4] It is also typically made into wall decorations and other handicrafts.^[5]

Pamaypay for sale in Iriga City, Philippines

Yellow antique abaniko

The term is also sometimes used for the abaniko, a folding hand fan used by the upper classes in the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.^[6][1]

See also

• Abaniko
• Apir
• Hand fan
• Buntal hat
• Baro't saya

External links

• Media related to Pamaypay at Wikimedia Commons