Fan

Museum number:
11-14673
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110014673
Accession number:
Acc.3765
Description:
Fan, woven; palm lead fan with handle; handle wrapped with two-ply sennit to bind loose leaf ends; leaves braided in center and woven out to edges to create triangular fan. 34.2 cm length; 21.5 cm width ( at widest point)
Donor:
Conrad Bentzen and Mary M. Bentzen
Collection place:
Mwoakilloa, Pohnpei, Caroline Islands
Culture or time period:
Micronesian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Oceania
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fan, accession number 11-14673, described as Fan, woven; palm lead fan with handle; handle wrapped with two-ply sennit to bind loose leaf ends; leaves braided in center and woven out to edges to create triangular fan. 34.2 cm length; 21.5 cm width ( at widest point)

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