Artifact Number:
 02135

Object:
Fan
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Material:
 plant (coconut, fiber), hair (horse?)

Dimensions:
 69 x 34 cm

Origin:
 Samoa, Polynesia

Comments:
 Skeleton Edge, spade-shaped, plaited blade w/ open weave strip @ borders. Blade has twill base w/ plain weave from handle & up, strips have dyed (brown) coconut highlights of four strips on each side, frond ends are held onto the wood handle with horse hair (?) with a pandanus overlay with \*/*\* pattern, tip and lower right structure elements broken. Could be accessed under 188.014 (September 3, 1888) or 1893.011 (December 2 or 3 1893).



Collection Name: Eric Craig Collection

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