Combining references to the artist's Sāmoan and European heritage, the work takes the form of an ili, a Sāmoan hand fan traditionally woven from coconut or pandanus leaves. Here the tartan pattern of an Aotearoa New Zealand-made Onehunga blanket echoes the open fretwork of a woven fan. Ili are practical tools for cooling the face and body, and also have an important place in Sāmoan culture as a decorative item that is often a gift. Leanne Clayton has described this work as being about watching her father deal with police officers who were enforcing dawn raids on her relatives. The Dawn Raids were discriminatory immigration raids in Tāmaki Makarau Auckland during the 1970s, when New Zealand police were instructed by the government to enter homes and stop people on the street to ask for permits, visas and passports to prove their legal right to be in the country. They targeted Pacific Peoples while largely ignoring those of European descent. In 2021, a formal and unreserved apology was given by the New Zealand government to Pacific communities, expressing sorrow, regret, and remorse for the trauma, fear and hurt caused by the raids.