Artifact Number:
 1972.113.037

Object:
Fan
dril

Material:
 shell (tortoise, feather, plant (fiber, pandanus)

Dimensions:
 40 x 28 cm (37 x 22.5)

Origin:
 Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Comments:
 Pandanus with tortoise shell in center. Trim is white and brown feathers. Handle has design in blue and white. Fan itself has flower-like insects woven into pandanus. Fan portion dyed pink, blue, green.



Collection Name: Mary Roseamonde Porter Collection

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