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Object Number
08-25-50/73675
Display Title
Fire fan
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fan, square of woven fiber, attached to bamboo stick
Classification
- Fan
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mombasa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Mombasa District
Materials
Bamboo, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 22 x 1.1 cm (17 11/16 x 8 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
08-25-50/73675
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