Artifact Number:
02135
Object:
Fan
ili
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