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Object Number
09-30-30/75161
Display Title
Fan, used as a fan, as a fire fan, and for serving food
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Woven basketry fan, with twisted fiber ties at handle.
Classification
- Household accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
British Guiana
South America / Guyana
South America / Guyana
Materials
Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 33.5 x 31.5 x 2.2 cm (13 3/16 x 12 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
75161
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-58-30/82779 | Fans |
Raw Material
Household accessory |
Guyana
British Guiana |
| 14-50-30/86810 | Fan |
Raw Material
Household accessory |
British Guiana
Guyana |
| 35-25-30/1080 | Fan for fire |
Fan
Raw Material |
Tucano?
|
| 79-14-20/17634 | Fire fans - braided |
Household accessory
Raw Material |
San Luis Potosi
|
| 22-2-50/B3419 | Fire fan - used as bellows to fan fire into blaze |
Tools
|
Cameroon
|
| 85-9-30/38311 | Fire fan, made of palm |
Fan
Raw Material |
Brazil
|
| 14-12-50/85559 | Fire fan, "hababah" |
Dish
|
Nubia
Sudan |
| 13-37-30/85317 | Fire fan |
Raw Material
Fan |
Brazil
|
| 21-49-30/F283 | Food mat (woven) or fire fan |
Tray
Raw Material |
British Guiana
|
| 01-40-20/C3002 | Fire fans |
Fan
|
Quirigua
|
| 99-15-70/53919 | Palm leaf fans used principally for fanning fire |
Fan
|
Samoa
|
| 03-33-30/62650 | Fly fan, twined woven |
Raw Material
Household accessory |
Paraguay
|