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Object Number 997-23-70/5744
Display Title Cooking fan
Descriptions
Object Description Triangular plaited cooking fan; small blue tag reads, "Made in Niue" (removed to X-file)
Inventory Description Fan, woven palm leaf, triangular blade, short handle
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Date 1997 or earlier
Culture
  • Contemporary
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Zealand / <State> / Niue / Alofi
Additional Geographic Terms Cook Islands
Dimensions Overall: 31.5 x 24.9 x 1.1 cm (12 3/8 x 9 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 997-23-70/5744
Credit Line Gift of Barbara Isaac
Provenance
Collector Barbara Isaac (7/11/97 - 9/22/97)
Donor Barbara Isaac (7/11/97 - 9/22/97)

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