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Object Number 01-40-20/C3002
Display Title Fire fans
Descriptions
Object Description Fan
Inventory Description Fire fans, woven palm fronds, braided handle, bound by twisted fiber
Classification
  • Fan
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Izabal / <County> / <City> / Quirigua
Dimensions Overall: 49.2 x 30.2 x 4 cm (19 3/8 x 11 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 18
Label on object C-3002

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