Object type: ethnography / Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund / Materials: Bamboo (material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-10959, described as fan; date palm straw, bamboo; green, red, natural color; 40.5 cm length; 24.5 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-11591, described as Fan; plaited can splints; natural coloring plus red and green; bamboo handle. Length handle 42 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-10956, described as fan, hand; date palm straw, bamboo; green, yellow, purple; 32.5 cm length; 25.5 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-10955, described as fan, hand; date palm straw, bamboo; green, yellow, purple 35 cm length; 26.5 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-11592, described as fan; plaited cane splints; natural coloring plus red and green; bamboo handle. Length 39.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-10958, described as fan; date palm straw, bamboo; red, green, & natural color; 40 cm length; 20.5 cm width

Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 9-11593, described as Fire fan; plaited cane splints; rectangular; reinforced with bamboo section for handle. Height 33.7 cm, width 26.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Fishing kite (reproduction), accession number 11-41284a,b, described as (reproduction) of fishing kite: a) long-handled wood reel, b) kite, 87 cm L. F.C. 1.1 “To carry fish line beyond surf so fisherman can stay on land. According to the Cooke-Daniels Expedition Register, these kites were used to catch garfish. They were inteneded to be flwn from a canoe. A line is supposed to hang from the tail (line missing in our ex.) ending in a pad of spider’s web whih is jerked along the surface of the water and in which the fish’s teeth become entangled.” See B.A.L. Cranstone, Cultures of Melanesia.