Fan

Museum number:
3-25494
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2548
Description:
Fan; with integral handle; plain weave; fiber; flat. Upper corner to bottom of handle: 37 cm x 30 cm wide. Native name: Soplador. Materials, techniques: Sivac fiber, a vegetable of some sort. Plain weave. Context of use: Used by both men and women in building a fire for fanning up flames. Made by both men and women.
Donor:
Julius Stephen Kassovic and University Appropriation
Collection place:
San Pedro Sacatepéquez, Guatemala Dept, Guatemala
Collector:
Julius Stephen Kassovic
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 3-25494, described as Fan; with integral handle; plain weave; fiber; flat. Upper corner to bottom of handle: 37 cm x 30 cm wide. Native name: Soplador. Materials, techniques: Sivac fiber, a vegetable of some sort. Plain weave. Context of use: Used by both men and women in building a fire for fanning up flames. Made by both men and women.

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