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Object Number
22-2-50/B3419
Display Title
Fire fan - used as bellows to fan fire into blaze
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Unclassified tool, paddle, carved wood, rectangular blade, flared handle
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Basa?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 31.3 x 12.6 x 1.1 cm (12 5/16 x 4 15/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22-2-50/B3419
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